The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Quote by Socrates

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All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

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

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

As for me, all I know is 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...

Be as you wish to seem.

Be as you wish to seem.

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

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

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

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

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.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

A word to the wise is enough

A word to the wise is enough

The sun itself sees not till heaven clears.

The sun itself sees not till heaven clears.