The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be in reality what we would appear to be; all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the practice and experience of them.

Quote by Socrates

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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...

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

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.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

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...

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.

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.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be...

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...

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

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...

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...

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in...

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in...

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

If there is True Evil in this World, it Lies in the Heart of Mankind

If there is True Evil in this World, it Lies in the Heart of Mankind

If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.

If you do not raise your eyes you will think you are the highest point.

'Oh yes,' he thinks, 'Women. With their subversive sexual tactics have no place in this...

'Oh yes,' he thinks, 'Women. With their subversive sexual tactics have no place in this...