I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.
SocratesThe alphabet will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls. They will trust the written characters and not remember themselves.
SocratesWealth does not bring about excellence (aka areté), but excellence (aka areté) brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.
Socrates