Socrates Quotes
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I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.
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Do not go through life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told.
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And I say let a man be of good cheer about his soul. When the soul has been arrayed in her own proper jewels - temperance and justice, and courage, and nobility and truth - she is ready to go on her journey when the hour comes.
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Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.
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Man must rise above the Earth - to the top of the atmosphere and beyond - for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.
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Lies are the greatest murder. They kill the Truth.
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The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be, all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.
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Fear of women love more than hate the man.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods.
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Wisdom adorneth riches and casteth a shadow over poverty.
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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living.
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A multitude of books distracts the mind.
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The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.
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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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We can do nothing without the body, let us always take care that it is in the best condition to sustain us.
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It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at odds with myself.
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It is better to suffer an injustice than to commit one.
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Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.