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

Quote by Socrates

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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will...

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.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we...

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we...

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there...

An honest man is always a child.

An honest man is always a child.

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...

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?

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...

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.

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

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

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Death is a very narrow theme, but it reaches a wide audience.

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season...

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season...