Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Quote by Socrates

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Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for...

Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for...

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...

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...

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.

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

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...

The hottest love has the coldest end

The hottest love has the coldest end

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.

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.

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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

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

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

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...

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.

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...

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion,...

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...