An honest man is always a child.

Quote by Socrates

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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.

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

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...

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

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.

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...

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we...

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we...

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

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

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

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.

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.