It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.
All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance
Complacent ignorance is the most lethal sickness of the soul
He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act
The ultimate design of the Mysteries ... was to lead us back to the principles from which we descended, ... a perfect enjoyment of intellectual [spiritual] good.
My good friend, you are a citizen of Athens, a city which is very great and very famous for its wisdom and power - are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?