"All wish to live in the nearness of God, but only the Hindus bring it to pass."

"Approve and pursue the kind that is in accordance with nature. But avoid the kind that claims to be inspired: people …"

"I saw the Indian Brahmans living on the earth and not on it, walled without walls, and with no possessions except the…"

"[Some] disobey the earth and sharpen knives against the animals to gain clothing and food. The Indian Brahmans disapp…"

"Plato said that virtue has no master [Republic 617e]. If a person does not honor this principle and rejoice in it, bu…"

"The natural philosopher Heraclitus said that man is naturally irrational. If this is true, as it is true, then everyo…"

"You must shun barbarians and not govern them since, barbarians as they are, it is not right that they should receive …"

"Pythagoras said that medicine is the most godlike of arts. But if the most godlike, it should tend to the soul as wel…"

"You request my presence at the Olympic Games, and for that reason you have sent envoys. For myself, I would come for …"

"Make yourself known as a philosopher, that is a free man."