Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
SOCRATESIt is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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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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Your 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.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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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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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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