“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.”

“Our body is designed to work for reaching a set goal”

“I felt like an animal, and animals dont know sin, do they?”

“V-Dayif you need this one day in a year to show everyone else you truly care for your loved one I think its quite stupid. I hate this commercialism. Its all artificial, and has nothing to do with r...”

“When the mind wants to hope it refuses to listen.”

“Sweet are the thoughts that savour of content, The quiet mind is richer than a crown...”

“It turns out that the men who ultimately, who unpretentiously value peace are willing to sacrifice their own peace of mind in order to render it. The question is, 'Who, between opposing forces, wou...”