Socrates

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

Nothing is to be preferred before justice.

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.

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler.

I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler.

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.