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…

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

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

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

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 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.

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

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...

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

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,...

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until...

If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until...

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.

To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for...

To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for...

It's impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.

It's impossible to experience one's death objectively and still carry a tune.

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.