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

"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…"

"Either I do not corrupt them, or I corrupt them unintentionally, so that on either view of the case you lie. If my of…"

"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…"