I only know one thing, and that is I know nothing

The body cannot be cured without regard for the soul.

wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state

Not by wisdom do they [poets] make what they compose, but by a gift of nature and an inspiration similar to that of the diviners and the oracles.

Wealth does not bring about excellence (aka areté), but excellence (aka areté) brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.

It seems that God took away the minds of poets that they might better express His.

Whatever authority I may have rests solely on knowing how little I know.