Socrates (469-399 B.C.), Greek philosopher. Quoted in: Plato, Apology, sct. 21.
So I soon made up my mind about the poets too: I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled them to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

Saturday, October 24, 1998 2:15 AM

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