The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Quote by Socrates

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An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

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.

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

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

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.

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

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...

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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 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...

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you...

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world

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...

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

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...

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance

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...

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...