From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth - that no...

Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth - that no...

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks...

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks...

And the lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make...

And the lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make...

I think God's going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.

I think God's going to come down and pull civilization over for speeding.