I prefer nothing, unless it is true.

Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

The good man is the only excellent musician, because he gives forth a perfect harmony not with a lyre or other instrument but with the whole of his life.

Wonder is the beginning of the desire to know the beautiful and the good.

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.

Man is a being in search of meaning.

All thought begins with the recognition that something is out of place.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

The most beautiful motion is that which accomplishes the greatest results with the least amount of effort.

A wise ignorance is an essential part of knowledge.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

My plainness of speech makes people hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.

The more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm of conversation.

Avoid compulsion and let early education be a matter of amusement. Young children learn by games; compulsory education cannot remain in the soul.

The good is the beautiful.