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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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...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

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

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

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

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...

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

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...

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...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

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...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet every one...

No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet every one...

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

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...

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.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Pretty is something you're born with. But beautiful, that's an equal opportunity adjective.

Your face encompasses the beauty of the whole earth. Your lips, as red as ripening...

Your face encompasses the beauty of the whole earth. Your lips, as red as ripening...