Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Quote by Socrates

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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 only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they...

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

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...

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.

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

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

By all means, get married: if you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if...

By all means, get married: if you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if...

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

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

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

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...

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.

Telling the truth is the right way to act. Living with lies is harder than...

Telling the truth is the right way to act. Living with lies is harder than...

It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those...

It is natural to every man to wish for distinction, and the praise of those...