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

Quote by Socrates

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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...

From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

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...

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

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

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

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...

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

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 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...

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in...

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in...

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

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

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

To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for...

To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for...

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

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

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.

Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.