"Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder."
"If there were only some way of contriving that a state or an army should be made up of lovers and their beloved, they would be the very best governors of their own city, abstaining from all dishonor, and emulating one another in honor; and when fighting at each other's side, although a mere handful, they would overcome the world. For what lover would not choose rather to be seen by all mankind than by his beloved, either when abandoning his post or throwing away his arms? He would be ready to die a thousand deaths rather than endure this. Or who would desert his beloved or fail him in the hour of danger?"
"There's a victory and defeat. The first and best of victories, the lowest and worst of defeats which each man gains or sustains at the hands not of another, but of himself."
"Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore, he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer.,."
"As wolves love lambs so lovers love their loves."
"People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die."
"You donβt seem to love money too much. And those who havenβt made their own money are usually like you. But those who have made it for themselves are twice as fond of it as those who havenβt."
"Love is the joy of the good the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods."
"A house that has a library in it has a soul."
"By harming a horse, you decrease his excellence. Thus, by harming a person, you decrease their excellence."
