“Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.”
Beauty
“The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.”
GodAll Quotes by Socrates
“Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”
Art“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”
Knowledge“All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.”
Men“I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.”
Intelligence“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.”
Nature“Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.”
Best“Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence.”
Fear“The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
Good“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
Life“I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.”
Good“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
Wisdom“Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.”
Death“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
Great“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.”
Men“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”
Good“He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.”
Courage“My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy if not, you'll become a philosopher.”
Good“As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.”
Marriage“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
Life