To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think that we know what we do not know. For anything that men can tell, death may be the greatest good that…

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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...

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...

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

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

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

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...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

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...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.

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

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can...

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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

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

The little I know I owe to my ignorance.

The little I know I owe to my ignorance.

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance

I do not approve of anything which tampers with natural ignorance