| 81 Famous Quotes by Socrates
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“Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.”
Faith Quotes |
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“I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”
Knowledge Quotes |
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“Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius; will you remember to pay the debt?”
Last words Quotes |
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“See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river and see all.”
Nature Quotes |
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“Wisdom begins in wonder.”
Wisdom Quotes |
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“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.”
Adversity Quotes |
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“Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.”
Children Quotes |
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“Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”
Contentment Quotes |
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“From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.”
Hatred Quotes |
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“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.”
Ignorance Quotes |
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“All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.”
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“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.”
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“I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.”
Teachers Quotes |
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“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.”
Bereavement Quotes |
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“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we
understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“To find yourself, think for yourself.”
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“Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will-he will
be sure to repent it.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought
to be.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be
overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.”
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“One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.”
Politics / government Quotes |
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“What you cannot enforce, do not command.”
Politics / government Quotes |
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“If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.”
Politics / government Quotes |
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