It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend the first half of his life acquiring habits that shortens the other half

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Habit Quotes, Living Quotes

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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?

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing...

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...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

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.

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...

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.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

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...

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

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.

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

In the faces of men and women I see God

In the faces of men and women I see God

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

God heals, and the Doctor takes the Fees

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?

The old paradox: Can God make a stone so heavy that he can't lift it?