The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word.
He is the richest who is content with the least.
She soars on her own wings.
Let the questions be the curriculum.
I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
Man must rise above the Earth – to the top of the atmosphere and beyond – for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.
I don’t care what people say about me. I do care about my mistakes.
Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of.
If one knows what is right, he will do it; nobody wants to be evil.
There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and avoids it, is learned and temperate.
People learn more on their own rather than being force fed.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
How many things are there which I do not want.
I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
May the outward and inward man be at one.
If you would seek health, look first to the spine.
They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.
If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.