Quotes by Socrates

About Socrates:

Socrates is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity, though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is "hidden behind his 'best disciple', Plato".
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.

Socrates

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Socrates

Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

Socrates

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

Socrates

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

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.

Socrates
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All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

Socrates

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.

Socrates

As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.

Socrates

Such as thy words are such will thine affections be esteemed and such as thine affections will be thy deeds and such as thy deeds will be thy life ...

Socrates

How can you wonder your travels do you no good, when you carry yourself around with you?

Socrates

.. is there not one true coin for which all things ought to exchange?- and that is wisdom; and only in exchange for this, and in company with this, is anything truly bought or sold, whether courage, temperance or justice. And is not all true virtue t...

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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.

Socrates

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Socrates

Nuestra juventud de ahora ama el lujo. Tiene malos modales, desprecia la autoridad; le falta el respeto a sus mayores y le encanta charlar en lugar de trabajar; ya no se levanta cuando un adulto entra en la sala; contradice a sus padres, charla ante ...

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Socrates

Be as you wish to seem.

Socrates

Author Bio

  • NameSocrates
  • Descriptionclassical Greek Athenian philosopher, tutor of Plato
  • AliasesS?krát?s; Sokrates
  • Born470 BCE
  • Died399 BCE
  • CountryClassical Athens
  • ProfessionPhilosopher