The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.

And I say let a man be of good cheer about his soul. When the soul has been arrayed in her own proper jewels - temperance and justice, and courage, and nobility and truth - she is ready to go on her journey when the hour comes.

Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.

All I know is that I do not know anything

The life of which meaning one never ponders is not worth living

Are you not ashamed of heaping up the greatest amount of money and honor and reputation, and caring so little about wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul?

It is better to make a mistake with full force of your being than to carefully avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit.