Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.

All thinking begins with wondering

If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all

The soul then, as being immortal, and having been born again many times, and having seen all things that exist, whether in this world or in the world below, has knowledge of them all . . . all enquiry and all learning is but recollection.

The true Wisdom is in recognizing our own ignorance.

You are wrong, sir, if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or death; he should look to this only in his actions, whether what he does is right or wrong, whether he is acting like a good or a bad man.

The greatest of all mysteries is the man himself.