Plato

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.

We are bound to our bodies like an oyster is to its shell.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, read more

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.