Socrates
Socrates
Socrates was a classical Greekphilosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He 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"...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
desire want fewer
The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods.
poison malice greater
Malice drinketh up the greater part of its own poison.
oneself discredit
It is best and easiest not to discredit others but to prepare oneself to be as good as possible.
money teaching men
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, public as well as private. This is my teaching, and if this is the doctrine which corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person.
causes goodness
YOU ARE NOT ONLY GOOD TO YOURSELF, BUT THE CAUSE OF GOODNESS IN OTHERS
contentment
I love to go and see all the things I am happy without.
favors doe universe
This is a universe that does not favor the timid.
silence doe silent
If he who does not know kept silent, discord would cease.
dance body easy
Whoever would have his body supple, easy and healthful should learn to dance.
travel wonder
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
views mankind offers
Death offers mankind a full view of truth.
money jewels soul
I have not sought during my life to amass wealth and to adorn my body, but I have sought to adorn my soul with the jewels of wisdom, patience, and above all with a love of liberty.
communication mean sleep
God does not deal directly with man: it is by means of spirits that all the intercourse and communication of gods with men, both in waking life and in sleep, is carried on.
stupidity knows
The more I know, the more I know that I don't know.