"If anyone says that he has learned anything from me... be assured that he is not telling the truth."

"This man among you, mortals, is wisest who, like Socrates, understands that his wisdom is worthless."

"Knowledge is the only virtue, because once a man knows good from evil, nothing on earth can compel him to act against that knowledge."

"If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it."

"Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike."