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

Quote by Socrates

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

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

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 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...

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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...

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 decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but...

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but...

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Woman once made equal to man becomes his superior

Be as you wish to seem.

Be as you wish to seem.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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.

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly...

Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly...

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

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

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

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

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come...

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come...

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

George knows everything about every fish that comes in here-where they came from, what they...

George knows everything about every fish that comes in here-where they came from, what they...

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection, and...

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge. . . observation of nature, reflection, and...