More quotes by Socrates

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."
"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..."
"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
"Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?"
"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."