My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
SOCRATESMy plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
SOCRATESNo 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.
SOCRATESNot life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
SOCRATESRemember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
SOCRATESEverything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
SOCRATESFrom the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
SOCRATESIf you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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.
SOCRATESThe only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
SOCRATESI don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
SOCRATESDeath may be the greatest of all human blessings.
SOCRATESThe 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.
SOCRATESI do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
SOCRATESBe slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
SOCRATESTrue wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
SOCRATESUnderstanding a question is half an answer.
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