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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

By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities. — Socrates

Behold, he said, the wisdom of Socrates; he refuses to teach himself, and goes about learning of others, to whom he never even says Thank you. — Plato

The bad one is that way because of the ignorance, therefore he can be healed with wisdom. — Socrates

Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom. — Socrates

Wisdom may begin in wonder, however, it inevitability ends in righteousness (Socrates)."

~R. Alan Woods [2013] — R. Alan Woods

The wisest of you men is he who has realized, like Socrates, that in respect of wisdom he is really worthless. — Plato

I admire the courage and wisdom of Socrates in everything he did, said
and did not say. — Friedrich Nietzsche

People learn more on their own rather than being force fed. — Socrates

Wisdom begins in wonder. — Socrates

Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks? — Socrates

...[R]eal wisdom is the property of God, and... human wisdom has little or no value. — Socrates

The Spirit is neither good nor bad, it runs where the wild heart leads" "Wisdom begins in wonder. — Socrates

Angels come in many forms, but they always bring the same message
wisdom. — Shannon L. Alder

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. — Socrates

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom. — Socrates

If you live as if you know nothing you offer yourself the opportunity to learn everything. — Kay Whitley

When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it. — Socrates

Wisdom is knowing how little we know. — Socrates

The ancient Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing. — Socrates

We forget that Socrates was famed for wisdom not because he was omniscient but because he realized at the age of seventy that he still knew nothing. — Robert Wilson Lynd

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms. — Socrates

The definition of terms is the beginning of wisdom. — Socrates

To know thyself is the beginning of wisdom. — Socrates

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom. — Socrates

There you have Socrates' wisdom; [b] he himself isn't willing to teach, but he goes around learning from others and isn't even grateful to them. — Plato

Wisdom is knowing when you don't know — Socrates

The true Wisdom is in recognizing our own ignorance. — Socrates

The tongue of a fool is the key of his counsel, which, in a wise man, wisdom hath in keeping. — Socrates

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for. — Socrates

Wisdom adorneth riches and casteth a shadow over poverty. — Socrates

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. — Socrates

That man is wisest who, like Socrates, realizes that his wisdom is worthless — Plato

Wonder is the beginning of all wisdom. — Socrates

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. — Socrates

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. — Socrates

I only know that I know nothing — Socrates

Wisdom is knowing you know nothing — Socrates

The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms. — Socrates

True wisdom lies in one's confession about the limits of one's knowledge. — Socrates