Isocrates Professions : OratorBorn : 436 BCDied : 338 BC Browse All Authors Top 25 quotes by Isocrates If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the facts instead of making greater promises than they can possibly fulfill, they would not be in such bad repute with the lay- public. Isocrates educationfactspromise Whetstones are not themselves able to cut, but make iron sharp and capable of cutting. Isocrates ironcuttingteaching Never hope to conceal any shameful thing which you have done; for even if you do conceal it from others, your own heart will know. … Pursue the enjoyments which are of good repute; for pleasure attended by honor is the best thing in the world, but pleasure without honor is the worst. Isocrates donehonorheart I maintain, then, that we should make peace, not only with the Chians, the Rhodians, the Byzantines and the Coans, but with all mankind. Isocrates byzantineshouldpeace Of all possessions wisdom alone is immortal. Isocrates Similar Authors Frederick Douglass oratorAll Authors
