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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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...

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of...

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

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

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

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

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...

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 difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

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...

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.

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?

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend...

It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend...

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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.

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...

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...

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.