I've only been on one vacation ever. I just went to Acapulco before training camp.
So the nature required to make a really noble Guardian of our commonwealth will be swift and strong, spirited, and philosophic.
He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age
The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.
'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the man who deserves to be called a philosopher, isn't he?'
Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.
The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death.
I was never violent. I denounced even back then violence and left it because I didn't want to be associated with that kind of taint.
Most people don't care much about enlightenment and the truth. They'd rather watch the Home Shopping Network, and maybe that's another kind of truth.
I would rather obey a fine lion, much stronger than myself, than two hundred rats of my own species.
When I work, I work very fast, but preparing to work can take any length of time.