God is one, greatest of gods and men, not like mortals in body or thought.

If God had not made brown honey, men would think figs much sweeter than they do.

The sun comes into being each day from little pieces of fire that are collected.

No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happen to say it by chance, they would not even know they had done so.

If oxen and horses and lions could draw and paint, they would delineate the gods in their own image.

Even if a man should chance to speak the most complete truth, yet he himself does not know it; all things are wrapped in appearances

...for our wisdom is better than the strength of men or of horses. ... nor is it right to prefer strength to excellent wisdom. For if there should be in the city [any athlete whose skill] is honoured more than strength ... the city would not on that account be any better governed.