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Letter "S" » Socrates Quotes
«The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor.»
«That which was not before can not be afterwards, without becoming and having become.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«What a lot of things there are a man can do without»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.»
«See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river, and see it all»
«Suddenly there were people who came to realize that there must be some things that must be done about the natural environment,»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«The easiest and noblest way is not to be disabling to others but to be improving yourselves.»
Author: Socrates
(Philosopher)
«Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will be happy; if a bad one, you will become philosophical, which is a fine thing in itself.»
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