There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
SOCRATESDo not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
More Socrates Quotes
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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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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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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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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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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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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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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