When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in the direction of the pleasure which beauty can inspire, and when again under the influence of its kindred desires it is moved with violent motion…

Quote by Socrates

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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...

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...

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

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...

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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...

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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

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

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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...

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.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they...

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they...

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...

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will...

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...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

My books are the books that I am, the confused man, the negligent man, the...

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him,...

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him,...