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

Quote by Socrates

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Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

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...

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.

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...

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

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...

By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...

By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you...

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...

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all.

An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all.

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.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends

Chance makes our parents, but choice makes our friends

Several years before birth, advertise for a couple of parents belonging to long-lived families.

Several years before birth, advertise for a couple of parents belonging to long-lived families.

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I...

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I...