I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least…

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

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...

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

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...

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

Wrestling is ballet with violence.

You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I...

You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I...