Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Quote by Socrates

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Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

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...

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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

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

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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...

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I am almost sure to be blotted out by death, but sometimes I think it...

I am almost sure to be blotted out by death, but sometimes I think it...

I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. Death was like love,...

I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. Death was like love,...

Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed....

Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed....