Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Quote by Socrates

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An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

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.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

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...

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

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...

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...

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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...

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

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...

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...