The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
SocratesStichwörter: science inspirational truth
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
SocratesStichwörter: philosophy contentment
I honor and love you: but why do you who are citizens of the great and mighty nation care so much about laying up the greatest amount of money and honor And reputation, and so little amount wisdom and truth and the greatest improvement of the soul? Re you not ashamed of these?... I do nothing but go about persuading you all, not to take thought for your persons and your properties, but first and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by more, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man.
SocratesEmploy your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
SocratesStichwörter: wisdom inspirational reading
Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.
SocratesThe beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
SocratesStichwörter: wisdom power-of-words definitions power-of-thoughts rational-thought
I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man...
SocratesFrom the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
SocratesOne who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
SocratesStichwörter: principles
The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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