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

Quote by Socrates

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

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

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.

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...

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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...

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...

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...

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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.

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

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

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

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.

It is hardly surprising that children should enthusiastically start their education at an early age...

It is hardly surprising that children should enthusiastically start their education at an early age...

In the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude in all ages.

In the world a man lives in his own age; in solitude in all ages.

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them.