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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
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. Socrates
Man Wealth He Until Employs Known Proud How Praised His Should
If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart. Socrates
People Own Everyone Must Would Would-Be Take Misfortunes Most Equal Contented Were Heap Depart Common Whence Laid Portion
Let him that would move the world first move himself. Socrates
World First Would Him Himself Move
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods. Socrates
Life Death Good Man Good Man Evil Neglected He His Gods Happen After Either
Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death. Socrates
Death People Own Philosophy Way Right Way Those Seem Directly Accord Dying Ordinary Ordinary People Realize Themselves Really Who Preparing Right Apply
The poets are only the interpreters of the gods. Socrates
Only Poets Gods
I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good. Socrates
Good People Power Wish Unlimited Unlimited Power Only Had Doing Doing Good Ordinary Ordinary People Might Capacity Then Harm
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent. Socrates
Man Marriage Will Take He Course Sure Repent Celibacy Which
Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence. Socrates
Fear Everywhere Presumably Because Reverence Than Where Extension Wider
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