The man who is truly wise knows that he knows very little.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good poet, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman.

Either I do not corrupt the young or, if I do, it is unwillingly.

Men of Athens, I honor and love you; but I shall obey God rather than you, and while I have life and strength I shall never cease from the practice and teaching of philosophy.

The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.