Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Quote by Socrates

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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

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...

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

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

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

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...

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

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

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

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

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...

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

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...

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.

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...

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

Dare to be honest and fear no labor.

Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.

Honesty is the best policy. If I lose mine honor, I lose myself.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.