Poets do not compose their poems with knowledge, but by some inborn talent and by inspiration, like seers and prophets who also say many fine things without any understanding of what they say.

The god, O men, seems to me to be really wise; and by his oracle to mean this, that the wisdom of this world is foolishness and of none effect.

But of the heaven which is above the heavens, what earthly poet ever did or ever will sing worthily?

As the proverb says, "a good beginning is half the business" and "to have begun well" is praised by all.

The greater part of instruction is being reminded of things you already know.

When a person supposes that he knows, and does not know; this appears to be the great source of all the errors of the intellect.

Everything that deceives may be said to enchant.