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

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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...

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for...

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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 swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

If ignorance paid dividends most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't...

If ignorance paid dividends most Americans could make a fortune out of what they don't...