A multitude of books distracts the mind.

Quote by Socrates

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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain...

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain...

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until...

If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until...

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but...

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but...