Wisdom begins in wonder.

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.

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...

No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet every one...

No man undertakes a trade he has not learned, even the meanest; yet every one...

If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until...

If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until...

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only...

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

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...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

When desire, having rejected reason and overpowered judgment which leads to right, is set in...

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...

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

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

I don't think anyone can give you advice when you've got a broken heart.

I don't think anyone can give you advice when you've got a broken heart.

I have been heartbroken once and it has affected all my relationships from there on....

I have been heartbroken once and it has affected all my relationships from there on....

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...

Constancy in love is a perpetual inconstancy, in which the heart attaches itself successively to...