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Socrates

Philosopher

Socrates, the classical Greek philosopher, revolutionized the way we think by emphasizing the importance of questioning and critical reflection. His quotes reveal a mind devoted to seeking truth, understanding virtue, and exploring the human condition. Together, they offer timeless guidance on wisdom, morality, and the pursuit of a examined life.

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The unexamined life is not worth living.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
From Essential Thinkers - Socrates
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they're fools, and fools who think they are wise.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
Topic: Happiness, Philosophical
Socrates
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I only know that I know nothing
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
Topic: Happiness
Socrates
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
Topic: Relationships
Socrates
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Know thyself.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
Topic: Death
Socrates
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
Topic: Death
Socrates
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Topic: Education
Socrates
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Do not trouble about those who practice philosophy, whether they are good or bad; but examine the thing itself well and carefully. And if philosophy appears a bad thing to you, turn every man from it, not only your sons; but if it appears to you such as I think it to be, take courage, pursue it, and practice it, as the saying is, 'both you and your house.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
From Essential Thinkers - Socrates
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they're fools, and fools who think they are wise.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
Topic: Happiness, Philosophical
Socrates
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I only know that I know nothing
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
Topic: Happiness
Socrates
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
Topic: Relationships
Socrates
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Know thyself.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
Topic: Death
Socrates
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
Topic: Death
Socrates
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Topic: Education
Socrates
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Do not trouble about those who practice philosophy, whether they are good or bad; but examine the thing itself well and carefully. And if philosophy appears a bad thing to you, turn every man from it, not only your sons; but if it appears to you such as I think it to be, take courage, pursue it, and practice it, as the saying is, 'both you and your house.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
From Essential Thinkers - Socrates
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they're fools, and fools who think they are wise.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.
Topic: Happiness, Philosophical
Socrates
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I only know that I know nothing
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
Topic: Happiness
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
Topic: Relationships
Socrates
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Know thyself.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
Topic: Death
Socrates
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
Topic: Death
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Topic: Education
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
Do not trouble about those who practice philosophy, whether they are good or bad; but examine the thing itself well and carefully. And if philosophy appears a bad thing to you, turn every man from it, not only your sons; but if it appears to you such as I think it to be, take courage, pursue it, and practice it, as the saying is, 'both you and your house.
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
Topic: Inspirational
Socrates
NOT YET RATED▼
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
Topic: Philosophical
Socrates