I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Quote by Socrates

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Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for...

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for...

The hottest love has the coldest end

The hottest love has the coldest end

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

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

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but...

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but...

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but...

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is

In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is

Respect is love in plain clothes.

Respect is love in plain clothes.

Love is a haunting melody that I have never mastered and I fear I never...

Love is a haunting melody that I have never mastered and I fear I never...