"And do you think, you fool, that kisses of love are not venomous, because you perceive not the poison? Know that a beautiful person is a more dangerous animal than scorpions, because these cannot woun…"

"I am called wise, for my hearers always imagine that I myself possess the wisdom which I find wanting in others."

"Avoid it resolutely; it is not easy to control yourself once you meddle with that sort of thing."

"I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think."

"The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear."