“Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live. — Socrates Copy Share Image
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a… — Socrates Copy Share Image
“...[Y]ou know very well the truth of what I [say]... I have incurred a great deal of bitter hostility; and this is… — Socrates Copy Share Image
“Do you feel no compunction, Socrates, at having followed a line of action which puts you in danger of the death penalty?'… — Socrates Copy Share Image
For who is there but you? Who not only claim to be a good man and a gentleman, for many are this,… — Socrates Copy Share Image
In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep. — Socrates Copy Share Image
You too must be of good hope as regards death, gentlemen of the jury, and keep this one truth in mind, that… — Socrates Copy Share Image
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. — Socrates Copy Share Image
Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen. — Socrates Copy Share Image
Do not go through life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told. — Socrates Copy Share Image
If the whole world depends on today's youth, I can't see the world lasting another 100 years. — Socrates Copy Share Image
If measure and symmetry are absent from any composition in any degree, ruin awaits both the ingredients and the composition... Measure and symmetry are… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher — Socrates Copy Share Image
“For the fear of death is indeed the pretense of wisdom, and not real wisdom, being a pretense of knowing the unknown; and no… — Socrates Copy Share Image
There is no difference between knowledge and temperance; for he who knows what is good and embraces it, who knows what is bad and… — Socrates Copy Share Image
Besides, it is a shame to let yourself grow old through neglect before seeing how you can develop the maximum beauty and strength of… — Socrates Copy Share Image
The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift. — Socrates Copy Share Image
