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Letter "S" » Socrates Quotes
«Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.»
«I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.»
«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.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«Those who want fewer things are nearest to the gods»
«Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools»
«Whom do I call educated? First, those who manage well the circumstances they encounter day by day. Next, those who are decent and honorable in their intercourse with all men, bearing easily and good naturedly what is offensive in others and being as agreeable and reasonable to their associates as is humanly possible to be... those who hold their pleasures always under control and are not ultimately overcome by their misfortunes... those who are not spoiled by their successes, who do not desert their true selves but hold their ground steadfastly as wise and sober -- minded men.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.»
«Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?»
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