To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of oneself is ridiculous.

Topics: Curiosity Quotes

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

This I know - that I know nothing.

This I know - that I know nothing.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first...

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first...

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not...

Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not...

The wisest have the most authority

The wisest have the most authority

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to...

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to...

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Even the gods love jokes.

Even the gods love jokes.

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to...

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to...

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is...

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is...