Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?

Quote by Socrates

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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

The hottest love has the coldest end

The hottest love has the coldest end

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

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...

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

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.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true...

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

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...

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...

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

By all means, get married: if you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if...

By all means, get married: if you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...