By all means, get married: if you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher

Quote by Socrates

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

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

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 only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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.

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

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...

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come...

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come...

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...

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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

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

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is 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...

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...

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.