Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SOCRATESNobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
More Socrates Quotes
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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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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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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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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