The Soul of each one of us is sent, that the universe may be complete. — Plotinus Inspirational Copy Share Image
“attention to trifles is inconsistent with great genius of every kind,” — Plotinus Genius Copy Share Image
“To make the existence and coherent structure of this Universe depend upon automatic activity and upon chance is against all good sense.” — Plotinus Existence Copy Share Image
Nature is but an image of wisdom, the last thing of the soul; nature being a thing which doth only do, but… — Plotinus Inspirational Copy Share Image
Knowledge has three degrees--opinion, science, illumination. The means or instrument of the first is sense; of the second, dialectic; of the third,… — Plotinus Copy Share Image
Life here with the things of the earth is a sinking, a defeat, a failing of the wing. — Plotinus Defeat Copy Share Image
Never stop working on your statue until the divine glory of virtue shines out on you, until you see self-mastery enthroned upon… — Plotinus Divine Copy Share Image
And this is the life of the Gods, and of Godlike men, a life without love of the world, a flight of… — Plotinus Copy Share Image
If someone with the right conduct tries to attain to something that lies outside of it, is his goal not the right… — Plotinus Copy Share Image
Beauty is rather a light that plays over the symmetry of things than that symmetry itself. — Plotinus Beauty Copy Share Image
Withdraw into yourself and look. And if you do not find yourself beautiful as yet, do as the creator of a statue… — Plotinus Beautiful Copy Share Image
It is bad enough to be condemned to drag around this image in which nature has imprisoned me. Why should I consent… — Plotinus Consent Copy Share Image
