Full Idea
Philosophy is the greatest gift the gods have ever given or ever will give to mortals.
Gist of Idea
Philosophy is the supreme gift of the gods to mortals
Source
Plato (Timaeus [c.362 BCE], 47b)
Book Reference
Plato: 'Timaeus and Critias', ed/tr. Lee,Desmond [Penguin 1971], p.65
A Reaction
I wonder why they gave it to us?