Quotes By Socrates

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

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

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

The poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.

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

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.

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

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

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

To find yourself, think for yourself.

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

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

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

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

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

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

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

Happiness is unrepentant pleasure.