To be is to do.
SOCRATESThe greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
More Socrates Quotes
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets 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.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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