And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.

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Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not...

Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

For just as poets love their own works, and fathers their own children, in the...

For just as poets love their own works, and fathers their own children, in the...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is the highest music.

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

Some love one, some love two. I love one, and that is you.

Some love one, some love two. I love one, and that is you.

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than...

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so...

The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so...

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good...