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Not by wisdom do they [poets] make what they compose, but by a gift of nature and an inspiration similar to that of the diviners and the oracles. — Socrates

The nearest way to glory a shortcut, as it were is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be. — Socrates

It seems that God took away the minds of poets that they might better express His. — Socrates

Paul Levinson has outdone himself: The Plot to Save Socrates is a philosophically rich gem full of big ideas and wonderful time-travel tricks. — Robert J. Sawyer

Often when looking at a mass of things for sale, he would say to himself, 'How many things I have no need of!' — Socrates

I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them. — Socrates

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune. — Socrates

There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse. — Socrates

We can do nothing without the body, let us always take care that it is in the best condition to sustain us. — Socrates

The best seasoning for food in hunger; for drink, thirst. — Socrates

Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat. — Socrates

There is no learning without remembering. — Socrates

Beware the barrenness of a busy life. — Socrates

My father was a dreamy fellow - he read Plato and Socrates and watched Phillies games. — Patti Smith

Socrates learned to his cost, the true nature of democracy is to encourage corruption and excess in all its forms. But the — Philip Kerr

Talk in order that I may see you. — Socrates

It is best and easiest not to discredit others but to prepare oneself to be as good as possible. — Socrates

You won't find peace with another, until you become one person--not two. — Shannon L. Alder

When Socrates said he knew nothing he still thought he knew more than anyone else. — Marty Rubin

Socrates was likewise right that pissing people off is how we first, and maybe best, go about the business of provoking thought. — Mark Kingwell

I hear Socrates saying that the best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all. — Socrates

The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift. — Socrates

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. — Socrates

See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river and see all. — Socrates

The uninitiated are those who believe in nothing except what they can grasp in their hands, and who deny the existence of all that is invisible. — Socrates

I only know, I know nothing — Socrates

Remember this, my boy. The two greatest men who ever livied-Jesus and Socrates-were both hoboes. — Sam Torode

...[M]en are put in a sort of guard-post, from which one must not release one's self or run away... — Socrates

Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a wise man, the life and death of Jesus are those of a god. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. - Socrates — Leo Babauta

You may not be rich with money, Socrates was not, your life still has tremendous value. — Debasish Mridha

Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god. — Socrates

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others. — Socrates

Socrates, after all, could be an intensely annoying man, all the time questioning passers-by until they became exasperated. — Samantha Harvey

If Socrates died like a philosopher, Jesus Christ died like a God. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The atomists , unlike Socrates , Plato , and Aristotle , sought to explain the world without introducing the notion of purpose or final cause. — Bertrand Russell

Exercise till the mind feels delight in reposing from the fatigue. — Socrates

To find the Father of all is hard. And when found, it is impossible to utter Him. — Socrates

I know nothing but the certainty of my own ignorance. — Socrates