“Musical training is a more potent instrument than any other, because rhythm and harmony find their way into the inward places of the soul.”

“The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.”

“Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.”

“....harmony that would fittingly imitate the utterances and accents of a brave man who is engaged in warfare or in any enforced business, and who, when he has failed [] confronts fortune with stead...”

“Money-makers are tiresome company, as they have no standard but cash value.”

“The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”

“It is better to seek spirituality than materialism.”

“....I am inclined to think that these muscles and bones of mine would have gone off long ago to Megara or Boeotiaby the dog they would, if they had been moved only by their own idea of what was bes...”

“Eyes blinded by the fog of thingscannot see truth.Ears deafened by the din of thingscannot hear truth.Brains bewildered by the whirl of thingscannot think truth.Hearts deadened by the weight of thi...”

“Behind Calvary's cross is the throne of heaven.”

“That which should distinguish the suffering of believers from unbelievers is the confidence that our suffering is under the control of an all-powerful and all-loving God. Our suffering has meaning ...”

“Man is most free when he is most guided.”