Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment.
To think truly is noble and to be deceived is base.
In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak.
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
Lessons, however, that enter the soul against its will never grow roots and will never be preserved inside it.
He, O men, is the wisest, who, like Socrates, knows that his wisdom is in truth worth nothing.