Socrates’ famous saying about music is: Beauty is the smile of God, and music is the voice of God. Socrates (Greek: Σωκρ?τη?. English: Socrates. German: Sokrates) (469 BC [1], one says 470 BC [2] ~ 399 BC), was a Greek (Athens) One of the founders of philosophy. There are many famous sayings about music. Beauty is the smile of God and music is the voice of God.