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

Quote by Socrates

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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...

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

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...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world is to be...

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...

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,...

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...

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

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.

Be as you wish to seem.

Be as you wish to seem.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

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 poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.