Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will be happy; if a bad one, you will become philosophical, which is a fine thing in itself.

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...

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

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...

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...

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

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 belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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?

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

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...

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...

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...

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

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

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

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn...

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn...