The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Listen not to a tale-bearer or slanderer, for he tells thee nothing out of good-will; but as he discovereth of the secrets of others, so he will of thine in turn.

For this fear of death is indeed the pretense of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being the appearance of knowing the unknown; since no one knows whether death, which they in their fear apprehend to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.

Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher

Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.

Wonder is the beginning of all wisdom.

To them, I said, the truth would be literally nothing but the shadows of the images.