The essence of knowledge is self-knowledge.
As it is, lovers of inquiry must follow their beloved wherever it may lead.
The whole life of the philosopher is a preparation for death.
The wisest have the most authority.
He, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing.
The laws of democracy remain a dead letter, its freedom is anarchy, its equality the equality of unequals