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

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.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

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

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

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

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...

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

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

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 hottest love has the coldest end.

The hottest love has the coldest end.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

Wisdom begins in wonder.

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 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...

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

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...

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is...