Quotes by Socrates (Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC – 399 BC))
- “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
by Socrates - “Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”
by Socrates - “Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.”
by Socrates - “Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.”
by Socrates - “Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.”
by Socrates - “The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
by Socrates - “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
by Socrates - “He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.”
by Socrates - “True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
by Socrates - “Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
by Socrates - “Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.”
by Socrates - “Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
by Socrates - “I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.”
by Socrates - “My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.”
by Socrates - “True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
by Socrates - “True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”
by Socrates - “By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.”
by Socrates - “Wisdom begins in wonder.”
by Socrates - “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
by Socrates - “I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.”
by Socrates