Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, Whichever you do you will repent it

Quote by Diogenes

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As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that...

It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that...

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who...

Wise kings generally have wise counselors; and he must be a wise man himself who...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

The vine bears three kinds of grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of intoxication,...

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as...

On being asked by someone how he could become famous, Diogenes responded: 'By worrying as...

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made...

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made...

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who...

The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who...

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed...

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed...

Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.

Music is the balm that heals the forlorn ache of a distant star.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.