Wisdom begins in wonder.
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry...
He is richest who is content with the least for content is the wealth of...
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you...
All men's souls are immortal but the souls of the righteous are immortal and...
As to marriage or celibacy let a man take which course he will he will be...
The unexamined life is not worth living.
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand...
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.
To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true...
I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing.
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to...
I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm...
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to...
Not life but good life is to be chiefly valued.
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy if...
By all means marry. If you get a good wife you'll become happy if you get a...
The end of life is to be like God and the soul following God will be like Him.
Where there is reverence there is fear but there is not reverence everywhere...
Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in...
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
He is a man of courage who does not run away but remains at his post and...
After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people these Jesuits began to establish contacts with the young intellectuals of the country.
