Socrates Quotes
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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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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If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.
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If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
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All thinking begins with wondering.
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The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul.
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An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all.
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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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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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It is not difficult to avoid death. It is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.
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Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.
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Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
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True wisdom lies in one's confession about the limits of one's knowledge.
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The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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Admitting one's ignorance is the first step in acquiring knowledge.
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There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.
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If measure and symmetry are absent from any composition in any degree, ruin awaits both the ingredients and the composition... Measure and symmetry are beauty and virtue the world over.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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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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Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding onto.
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The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be.