Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Quote by Socrates

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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...

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...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

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

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

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal...

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...

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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,...

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...

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...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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...

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

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

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

We all need friends with whom we can speak of our deepest concerns, and who...

We all need friends with whom we can speak of our deepest concerns, and who...

The pleasure of love is in the loving; and there is more joy in the...

The pleasure of love is in the loving; and there is more joy in the...

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.