My belief is that to have no wants is divine

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Belief Quotes

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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.

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

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

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

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

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

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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...

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

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...

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

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

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.