And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Knowledge is the eye of desire and can become the pilot of the soul.
Knowledge is the life of the mind.
Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.
As the body dieth when the soul departeth, so the soul of man dieth, when it hath not the knowledge of God.
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
Knowledge of the past and of the places of the earth is the ornament and food of the mind of man.
To attain any assured knowledge about the soul is one of the most difficult things in the world.
Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul.
What I always liked about Socrates was his insistence on questioning things for the sake of reaching some sort of clarity - even if it is only clarity about the gaps in our knowledge.
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