Quotes About Wisdom

Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils,—nor the human race, as I believe,—and then only will this our State have a possibility of life and behold the light of day.

Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other are compelled to stand aside, cities will never have rest from their evils,—nor

But I have no time for such things; and the reason, my friend, is this. I am still unable, as the Delphic inscription orders, to know myself; and it really seems to be ridiculous to look into other things before I have understood that.

Por lo mismo yo no temeré ni huiré nunca de males que no conozco y que son quizá verdaderos bienes; pero temeré y huiré siempre de males que sé con certeza que son verdaderos males.

Dear Pan and all you gods of this place, grant me that I may become beautiful within; and that what is in my possession outside me may be in friendly accord with what is inside. And may I count the wise man as rich; and may my pile of gold be of a size that no one but a man of moderate desires could bear or carry it. - Rowe's translation of Socrates' prayer to Pan

Éste es en general el error de la juventud: contentarse con semiverdades y creer conocer lo que no conoce; sobre todo, éste era el de la juventud ateniense en la época de Sócrates y de Platón, viciada como estaba por los sofistas.

Los que gustan de contemplar la verdad

Pero estar ansioso de aprender y ser filósofo ¿No es una misma cosa?

The society we have described can never grow into a reality or see the light of day, and there will be no end to the troubles of states, or indeed, my dear Glaucon, of humanity itself, till philosophers become rulers in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands." ? Plato, Plato's Republic

Não é possível dar a outrem o que não se tem, bem como não é possível ensinar o que não se sabe.

And surely it is the most blameworthy [b]ignorance to believe that one knows what one does not know.

I shall never fear or avoid things of which I do not know, whether they may not be good rather than things that [c]{34} I know to be bad.

I shall reproach [30]him because he attaches little importance to the most important things and greater importance to inferior things.

Cei str?ini de filosofie au toate ÅŸansele s? nu-ÅŸi dea seama c? de fapt singura preocupare a celor care i se d?ruiesc cu adev?rat este trecerea în moarte ÅŸi starea care îi urmeaz?.

La práctica del bien; he aquí precisamente cómo defino la sabiduría.

When a person supposes that he knows, and does not know; this appears to be the great source of all the errors of the intellect.

No estoy distante de definir la sabiduría como el conocimiento de sí mismo, y de hecho soy de la misma opinión del que colocó en el templo de Delfos una inscripción de este género: «Conócete a ti mismo».

Son, indiscutiblemente, difíciles de desenmascarar, pues ni siquiera es posible hacerles subir a este estrado para que den la cara y puedan ser interrogados, por lo que me veo obligado, como vulgarmente se dice, a batirme contra las sombras y a refutar sus argumentos sin que nadie me replique.

For it is clear, on the one hand, that have you been familiar with these things for a long time—whatever you wish to signify when you utter being—and, before this we used to believe it, but now we have been perplexed.

It looks, Socrates, as though I didn't know what I was talking about then.

No reproach for a person willing to give honorable service in the passion to become wise.

Las opiniones buenas no son las de los sabios, y las malas las de los necios?

Coloro che sono capaci di vedere oltre le ombre e le bugie della propria cultura non saranno mai capiti, tanto meno creduti, dalle masse.

él cree saberlo aunque no sepa nada, y yo, no sabiendo nada, creo no saber.