To Believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly

Quote by Socrates

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Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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...

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.

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

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...

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

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.

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

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

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

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 poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...