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

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Evil Quotes, Ignorance Quotes

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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...

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...

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Be as you wish to seem.

Be as you wish to seem.

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...

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true...

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

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

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

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

Oh dear Pan and all the other Gods of this place, grant that I may...

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...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that...

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

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.

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...

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.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...

The most successful politician is he who says what the people are thinking most often...