I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

Quote by Socrates

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If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it...

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it...

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

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

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

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

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...

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

Be as you wish to seem.

Be as you wish to seem.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for...

To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for...

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...

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...

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

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 poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

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...