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

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Pride Quotes, Wealth Quotes

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...

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...

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.

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...

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

The hottest love has the coldest end

The hottest love has the coldest end

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?

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...

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

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 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...

Be as you wish to seem.

Be as you wish to seem.

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...

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

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 poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.