Fools Are Without Number.

Retain The Wind By Compressing The Belly.

Human Affairs Are So Obscure And Various That Nothing Can Be Clearly Known. This Was The Sound Conclusion Of The Academic Sceptics, Who Were The Least Surly Of Philosophers.

This Type Of Man Who Is Devoted To The Study Of Wisdom Is Always Most Unlucky In Everything, And Particularly When It Comes To Procreating Children; I Imagine This Is Because Nature Wants To Ensure That The Evils Of Wisdom Shall Not Spread Further Throughout Mankind.

Do Not Be Guilty Of Possessing A Library Of Learned Books While Lacking Learning Yourself.

As An Example Of Just How Useless These Philosophers Are For Any Practice In Life There Is Socrates Himself, The One And Only Wise Man, According To The Delphic Oracle. Whenever He Tried To Do Anything In Public He Had To Break Off Amid General Laughter. While He Was Philosophizing About Clouds And Ideas, Measuring A Flea's Foot And Marveling At A Midge's Humming, He Learned Nothing About The Affairs Of Ordinary Life.