No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet every one thinks himself sufficiently qualified for the hardest of all trades- that of government.

Quote by Socrates

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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...

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.

The hottest love has the coldest end

The hottest love has the coldest end

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf.

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

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

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

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

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

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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...

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...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

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...

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

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.

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...

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...

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is the truth in action.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own