To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
SOCRATESBeware the barrenness of a busy life.
More Socrates Quotes
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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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.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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It is not difficult to avoid death, gentlemen of the jury; it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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