"They (the poets) are to us in..." - Quote by Plato

“No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.”

“We will be better and braver if we engage and inquire than if we indulge inthe idle fancy that we already know -- or that it is of no use seeking toknow what we do not know.”

“Boys should abstain from all use of wine until their eighteenth year, for it is wrong to add fire to fire.”

“A poet's interest in craft never fades, of course.”

“Summary riposteTo the dreary wailThere's no knowing whatLove is all about.Poets know a lot.”

“Yet, do thy worst, old Time; despite thy wrong,My love shall in my verse ever live young.”

“Men that love wisdom must be acquainted with very many things indeed.”

“Governing a large state is like boiling a small fish.”

“The best way to get rid of your enemies is to make them your friends.”