4 Quotes & Sayings By Isocrates

Isocrates was a Greek orator and statesman, whose voice has come down to us in the records of antiquity. He was born at Athens about the middle of the fourth century B.C., probably between 374 and 360 B.C. He is said to have been a pupil of Socrates, but he has also been called the teacher of Demosthenes. His writings are supposed to have been very numerous, but few are now extant.

Spend your leisure time in cultivating an ear attentive to...
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Spend your leisure time in cultivating an ear attentive to discourse, for in this way you will find that you learn with ease what others have found out with difficulty. Isocrates
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It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement. Isocrates
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It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement. Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs, therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity or undue depression in adversity. Isocrates