Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
SOCRATESNow the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
SOCRATESHe is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
SOCRATESIn all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
SOCRATESThrough your rags I see your vanity.
SOCRATESIs it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
SOCRATESPrefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
SOCRATESThe easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
SOCRATESRemember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SOCRATESRemember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
SOCRATESWe can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
SOCRATESOnce made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
SOCRATESThe true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
SOCRATESI know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
SOCRATESThere is no solution; seek it lovingly.
SOCRATESAs to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
SOCRATESWealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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