"I neither know nor think that I know"

"God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods..."

"He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature."

"Is there anyone to whom you entrust a greater number of serious matters than your wife? And is there anyone with whom you have fewer conversations?"

"Understanding a question is half an answer."

"May the inward and outward man be as one."

"There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse."

"To be is to do."

"The misuse of language induces evil in the soul."

"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us."