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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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.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

Be as you wish to seem.

Be as you wish to seem.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

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...

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

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...

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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...

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...

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...