"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each."

"In Timaeus, Plato quipped that men who were cowardly and unjust in this life would certainly come back as women in the next."

"The object of education is to teach us to love beauty."

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

"The first and best victory is to conquer self."