"For the poet is a light and winged and holy thing, and there is no invention in him until he has been inspired and is out of his senses, and the mind is no longer in him: when he has not attained to this state, he is powerless and is unable to utter his oracles."
SO
Socrates
50 quotes
Quotes by Socrates
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
"The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
"Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
"The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows."
"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."
"The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms."
"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."
"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
"I only know that I know nothing"
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
"The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift."
"My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher."
"God takes away the minds of poets, and uses them as his ministers, as he also uses diviners and holy prophets, in order that we who hear them may know them to be speaking not of themselves who utter these priceless words in a state of unconsciousness, but that God himself is the speaker, and that through them he is conversing with us."
"The unexamined life is not worth living."
"True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us."