Quotes by : Apollonius of Tyana

The gods do not need sacrifices, so what might one do to please them? Acquire wisdom, it seems to me,....

Virtue comes by nature, learning, and practice, and thanks to virtue, all of the aforesaid may deserve....

I feel friendship towards philosophers, but towards sophists, teachers of literature, or any other such....

As soldiers need not only courage but tactics also, so does a philosopher need not only courage and philosophy....

A man must fortify himself and understand that a wise man who yields to laziness or anger or passion....

Multicolored stones and paintings, walkways, and theaters are useless in a city unless it also contains....