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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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...

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

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.

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 hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

As for me, all I know is that I know nothing.

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...

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average...

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...

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

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...

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

It is not living that matters, but living rightly.