| Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods. |
| At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. |
| Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. |
| Mankind will never see an end of trouble until... lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power... become lovers of wisdom. |
| Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. |
| One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. |
| Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. |
| Mankind will never see an end of trouble until... lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power... become lovers of wisdom. |
| Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. |
| One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. |