“But, whether true or false, my opinion is that in the world of knowledge the idea of good appears last of all, and is seen only with an effort; and, when seen, is also inferred to be the universal author of all things beautiful and right, parent of light and of the lord of light in this visible world, and the immediate source of reason and truth in the intellectual; and that this is the power upon which he who would act rationally either in public or private life must have his eye fixed.” Republic

The relationship between the individual and God, the God-relationship, is the conscience. Works of Love

There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about. The Picture of Dorian Gray

Whatever this is that I am, it is flesh and a little spirit and an intelligence. Book II