“[On the virtuous man] "He combines the highest, lowest and middle chords in complete harmony within himself.”

“O dear Pan and all the other gods of this place, grant that I may be beautiful inside. Let all my external possessions be in friendly harmony with what is within. May I consider the wise man rich. As for gold, let me have as much as a moderate man could bear and carry with him.”

“Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.”

“For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.He was a wise man who invented beer”

“No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself”

“Philosophy is the highest music.”

“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”