Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
SOCRATESWonder is the beginning of wisdom.
SOCRATESThe greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
SOCRATESThere is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
SOCRATESGive me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
SOCRATESAs to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
SOCRATESEducation is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
SOCRATESFrom the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
SOCRATESAn unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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.
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.
SOCRATESYour 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.
SOCRATESContentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
SOCRATESDeath may be the greatest of all human blessings.
SOCRATESMankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
SOCRATESThe only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
SOCRATESThe hottest love has the coldest end.
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