"πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν δ᾽ οὖν ἀπιὼν ἐλογιζόμην ὅτι τούτου μὲν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐγὼ σοφώτερός εἰμι: κινδυνεύει μὲν γὰρ ἡμῶν οὐδέτερο…"

"I realized that it was not by wisdom that poets write their poetry, but by a kind of nature or inspiration, such as y…"

"I went to the artisans, for I was conscious that I knew nothing at all, as I may say, and I was sure that they knew m…"

"I am called wise, for my hearers always imagine that I myself possess wisdom which I find wanting in others: but the …"

"If somebody asks them, Why, what evil does he practice or teach? they do not know, and cannot tell; but in order that…"

"Now answer me this. Do you think that the same holds of horses? Do people in general improve them, whereas one partic…"

"I have said enough in answer to the charge of Meletus: any elaborate defense is unnecessary; but as I was saying befo…"

"Someone will say: And are you not ashamed, Socrates, of a course of life which is likely to bring you to an untimely …"

"τὸ γάρ τοι θάνατον δεδιέναι, ὦ ἄνδρες, οὐδὲν ἄλλο ἐστὶν ἢ δοκεῖν σοφὸν εἶναι μὴ ὄντα: δοκεῖν γὰρ εἰδέναι ἐστὶν ἃ οὐκ …"

"Are you not ashamed that you give your attention to acquiring as much money as possible, and similarly with reputatio…"