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

Quote by Socrates

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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...

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

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...

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

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

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

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

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.

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

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.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for living well.

According to Greek Mythology, humans were originally created with 4 arms, 4 legs and a...

According to Greek Mythology, humans were originally created with 4 arms, 4 legs and a...