Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Quote by Socrates

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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we...

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we...

From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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...

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...

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

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

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?

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about...

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

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

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...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

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

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

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 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.

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...

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...

When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvellous personality that started you...

When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvellous personality that started you...

We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids, but a lot of other things...

We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids, but a lot of other things...

How do you like them? like a pear, a lemon, a la Montgolfier, half an...

How do you like them? like a pear, a lemon, a la Montgolfier, half an...

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.

Over and over again mediocrity is promoted because real worth isn't to be found.