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Socrates
Socrates
Greek Philosopher
Died: 399 BC
Good Life Man Nothing People You
Related authors: Aristotle Democritus Diogenes Epictetus Epicurus Heraclitus Plato Plutarch
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing. Socrates
Nothing Know Because Am Intelligent Relatable
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates
Good You Happy Marriage Wife Become Philosopher Bad Marry Bad One Good Wife Get Means
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. Socrates
Soul Words Evil Only False Themselves
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. Socrates
God Best Good Our General Blessings Knows Prayers Us Should
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. Socrates
Knowledge You Nothing True Know Knowing True Knowledge Exists
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. Socrates
Nature Wealth He Content Least Richest Who
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. Socrates
Death Blessings Greatest May Human
To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. Socrates
Knowledge You Nothing True Know True Knowledge Meaning Meaning Of
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate. Socrates
Hate Come Deadliest Often Deepest Desires
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates
Life Wisdom World Ourselves About True Around Understand How True Wisdom Little Realize Us Each
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates
Life Busy Beware Busy Life
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. Socrates
World Honor Live Way Pretend Greatest
An honest man is always a child. Socrates
Man Honest Man Always Child Honest
Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior. Socrates
Man Woman Made Superior Once Equal Becomes His
Wisdom begins in wonder. Socrates
Wisdom Wonder Begins
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. Socrates
Men Righteous Immortal Divine Souls
Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. Socrates
Friendship Art Slow Fall Thou Thou Art Constant Firm Continue
A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true. Socrates
Illusion Values Nothing Relative Thoroughly System Morality Emotional Mere True Conception Vulgar Sound Which Based
He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. Socrates
Man Courage Enemy Post Run Remains He Does His Against Fights Who Away
It is not living that matters, but living rightly. Socrates
Matters Living Rightly
Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. Socrates
Tyranny Beauty Short-Lived
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. Socrates
Good You Endeavor Reputation Way Good Reputation Gain Appear Desire
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. Socrates
Time You Yourself Men Other Others Easily Shall Writings Employ Improving Gain Your Hard
One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him. Socrates
Man Injustice Evil Ought Him Return However Account Any Much Who Injured Suffered Injury Right
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. Socrates
Life Good Good Life Valued Chiefly
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. Socrates
Wisdom You Kind Find Poetry Poets Inspiration Prophets Write Deliver Instinct Knowing Messages Without Least Sublime Decided Mean Who
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