Quotes By Socrates

Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods.

False language, evil in itself, infects the soul with evil.

Pride divides the men, humility joins them.

Death offers mankind a full view of truth.

Envy is the ulcer of the soul.

A free soul ought not to pursue any study slavishly, for nothing that is learned under compulsion stays with the mind.

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.

To harm another is to harm oneself.

All that I know is nothing - I'm not even sure of that.

Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.

Fear of women love more than hate the man.

The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.

The body cannot be cured without regard for the soul.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

All wars are fought for the acquisition of wealth.

The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be.

You never know a line is crooked unless you have a straight one to put next to it.

The man who is truly wise knows that he knows very little.

If what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all.