We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
SOCRATESThe only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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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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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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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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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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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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