Sophos Quotes

I will forgive him because I have heard him scream when someone pulled a sword out of him that could have just as easily gone into me.
Sophos ~ Megan Whalen Turner

To know oneself means, among other things, to know oneself qua non-sage: that is, not as a sophos , but as a philo-sophos , someone on the way toward wisdom. ~ Pierre Hadot

The Greek word for philosopher (philosophos) connotes a distinction from sophos. It signifies the lover of wisdom (knowledge) as distinguished from him who considers himself wise in the possession of knowledge. This meaning of the word still endures: the essence of philosophy is not the possession of the truth but the search for truth ... Philosophy means to be on the way. Its questions are more essential than its answers, and every answer becomes a new question. ~ Karl Jaspers

Pol knew," said Sophos from the window. ~ Megan Whalen Turner

You learn something new everyday." "What are you learning?" Sophos asked. "To keep my mouth shut, I hope. ~ Megan Whalen Turner

Of course the servants had chosen not to follow me; I'd failed them already by refusing to be a man they could believe in. ~ Megan Whalen Turner

Everything I said he agreed with, which was trying, and his flute playing would make the deaf wince, but I think the real problem with Hyacinth was that he reminded me of myself. He read poetry. He flinched at loud noises. In addition to having no musical skills, he had no martial skills. He avoided any situation that might require physical effort on his part. Seeing him, I found it no wonder that my father despised me. ~ Megan Whalen Turner