Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
SOCRATESOne should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
More Socrates Quotes
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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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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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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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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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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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I 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.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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If 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.
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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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