The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

If you will take my advice you will think little of Socrates, and a great deal more of truth.

The uninitiated are those who believe in nothing except what they can grasp in their hands, and who deny the existence of all that is invisible.

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.

The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.

You too must be of good hope as regards death, gentlemen of the jury, and keep this one truth in mind, that a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods. What has happened to me now has not happened of itself, but it is clear to me that it was better for me to die now and to escape from trouble. That is why my divine sign did not oppose me at any point. So I am certainly not angry with those who convicted me, or with my accusers. Of course that was not their purpose when they accused and convicted me, but they thought they were hurting me, and for this they deserve blame.

The nearest way to glory a shortcut, as it were is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.