Man is a charioteer who drives a carriage pulled by two spirited horses: pleasure and duty. The skill of the charioteer lies in tempering the fiery nature of the black steed (pleasure) and harmonizing it with the white (duty) to run without losing balance.
Seek and you shall find.
Just as the eyes are made for astronomy, the ears are made for perceiving the movements of harmony.
It is not in men, but in the things themselves, that we must seek the truth.
If the semblance of virtue could be seen, it would enamor everyone.
Around the essence lies the abode of science
In all things, natural and human, the origin is the most sublime.
There is one kind of virtue, but many kinds of evil.
We have shaped you (politicians) in the interest of the State as much as in your own, so that you may be in our Republic both our leaders and your own kings.