Socrates ( 10 of 62 )
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth-- that no evil can happen to a good read more
Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth-- that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
To find yourself, think for yourself.
To find yourself, think for yourself.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
Nothing is to be preferred before justice.
Nothing is to be preferred before justice.
The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought
to be.
The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought
to be.
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . read more
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.
The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is read more
The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.
