The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
SOCRATESAs to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
More Socrates Quotes
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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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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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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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God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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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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Be as you wish to seem.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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