One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

So you would rather suffer an injustice than do an injustice?

Wisdom is knowing how little we know.

I will not yield to any man contrary to what is right, for fear of death, even if I should die at once for not yielding.

In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Are not all things which have opposites generated out of their opposites?