"Those who tell the stories rule society."

"It is only the dead who have seen the end of war."

"Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly."

"Isn't it a bad thing to be deceived about the truth, and a good thing to know what the truth is?"

"The perfect state is one where men weep and rejoice over the same things."

"The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions."

"The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction."

"He who can properly define and divide is to be considered a god."

"To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to use falsehood, to deceive either enemies or their own citizens, for the good of the state: and no one else may meddle with this privilege.,."

"The point which I should first wish to understand is whether the pious or holy is beloved by the gods because it is holy, or holy because it is beloved of the gods."