Socrates

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.

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would read more

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.