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

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Citizenship Quotes

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...

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...

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.

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...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet every one...

No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet every one...

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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...

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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...

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,...

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...

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...

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake

Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake