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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Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

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...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

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

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

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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...

Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth - that no...

Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth - that no...

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

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

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

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

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

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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...

It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend...

It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend...

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...

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...

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they...

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they...