Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
SOCRATESPrefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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.
SOCRATESEmploy your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
SOCRATESThe highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
SOCRATESA man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
SOCRATESBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
SOCRATESFrom the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
SOCRATESOnce made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
SOCRATESThe secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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.
SOCRATESThe 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.
SOCRATESWhen you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
SOCRATESBe slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
SOCRATESLiving well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
SOCRATESI know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
SOCRATESWe cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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