My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.

Quote by Socrates

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Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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

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

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

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.

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

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...

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?

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

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

As for me, all I know is 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...