"The useful is the noble and the hurtful is the base."

"Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught falsehoods in school. And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool."

"You should not honor men more than truth."

"At the touch of love, Everyone becomes a poet."

"No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return."

"I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat of life, and greater than every other earthly conflict."

"The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death."

"A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul."

"By harming a horse, you decrease his excellence. Thus, by harming a person, you decrease their excellence."

"Physical excellence does not of itself produce a good mind and character: on the other hand, excellence of mind and character will make the best of the physique it is given.,."