Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence.

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The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in...

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in...

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...

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?

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...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

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...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

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

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

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

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...

It is impossible to love and be wise.

It is impossible to love and be wise.

Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch...

Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch...

If opinions are like assholes, then a lot of opinions wear Ed Hardy shirts.

If opinions are like assholes, then a lot of opinions wear Ed Hardy shirts.