"The wisdom of men is worth little..." - Quote by Plato
The wisdom of men is worth little or nothing.
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“Those wretches who never have experienced the sweets of wisdom and virtue, but spend all their time in revels and debauches, sink downward day after day, and make their whole life one continued series of errors.”
“Everywhere there is one principle of justice, which is the interest of the stronger.”
“...there are some who are naturally fitted for philosophy and political leadership, while the rest should follow their lead and let philosophy alone.”
More on Wisdom
“Don't imagine that you'll discover {the truth} by accumulating more knowledge. Knowledge creates doubt, and doubt makes you ravenous for more knowledge. You can't get full eating this way.”
“He who knows best knows how little he knows.”
“A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the power of the majority. There is but little virtue in the action of masses of men. When the majority shall at length vote for the abolition of slavery, it will be because they are indifferent to slavery, or because there is but little slavery left to be abolished by their vote. They will then be the only slaves. Only his vote can hasten the abolition of slavery who asserts his own freedom by his vote.”
More on Humility
“The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.”
“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”
“I will laugh at the world! Never will I allow myself to become so important, so wise, so dignified, so powerful, that I forget how to laugh at myself and my world.And so long as I can Laugh never will I be poor”