Socrates quotes

Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher renowned for his contributions to ethics and the development of Western philosophy. His method of dialogue and questioning greatly influenced the way people seek knowledge and truth. He continues to inspire countless thinkers with his pursuit of wisdom and self-examination. Here are 266 of his quotes:

The best seasoning for food is hunger; for drink, thirst. (Socrates)
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. View quote
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Eat to live, not live to eat. View quote
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Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live. View quote
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He said that there was one only good, namely, knowledge; and one only evil, namely, ignorance. View quote
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I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world. View quote
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Be as you wish to seem. View quote
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have. View quote
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Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen. View quote
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As for me, all I know is that I know nothing. View quote
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The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. (Socrates)
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. View quote
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The examined life is the only life worth living. View quote
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. View quote
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life. View quote
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How many things I can do without. View quote
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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. View quote
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Talk in order that I may see you. View quote
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways I go to die, and you to live. Which is the better, God only knows. View quote
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Wisdom begins in wonder. View quote
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul. (Socrates)
Contentment is natural wealth luxury, artificial poverty. View quote
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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. View quote
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. View quote
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All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. View quote
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Occupation: Greek Philosopher
Born: 470 BC
Died: 399 BC
Quotes count: 266
Wikipedia: Socrates

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