“I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.”
More from Isocrates
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“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”
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“The noblest worship is to make yourself as good and as just as you can.”
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“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
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“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
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“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”