Socrates
Ancient Greece
-470 // -399
Philosopher
-470 // -399
Philosopher
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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
I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live
I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become better, nor more agreeably than having a clear conscience
I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have
He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed
Happiness is unrepented pleasure
Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially
Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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