Quotes By Socrates

In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is a habit.

Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding onto.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

It is better to suffer an injustice than to commit one.

The years wrinkle our skin, but lack of enthusiasm wrinkles our soul.

To find yourself, think for yourself.

Do not go through life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told.

Be the kind of person that you want people to think you are.

Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher.

The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they alone knew everything and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for girls, they are forward, immodest and unwomanly in speech, behaviour and dress.

A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle.

Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy.

Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

Understanding a question is half an answer.

When a woman is allowed to become a man's equal, she becomes his superior.

The more I learn, the less I realize I know.

Trust not a woman when she weeps, for it is her nature to weep when she wants her will.

Lies are the greatest murder. They kill the Truth.