Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth - that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

Quote by Socrates

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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

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...

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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

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

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

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...

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...

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

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...

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it...

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it...

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

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...

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...

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and...

Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and...

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.