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

Quote by Socrates

Topics: Drinking Quotes, Food Quotes, Gluttony Quotes, Worth Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his...

An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all.

An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all.

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...

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

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.

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?

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...

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will...

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...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good...

From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

From the enlightenment of music comes the wisdom of... silence.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits

Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits

A very slight change in our habits is sufficient to destroy our sense of our...

A very slight change in our habits is sufficient to destroy our sense of our...