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Good Quotes by Socrates
- Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
- He said that there was one only good, namely, knowledge; and one only evil, namely, ignorance.
- You are wrong, sir, if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or…
- It is not the purpose of a juryman's office to give justice as a favor to whoever seems good to him, but to judge according…
- Let us reflect in this way, too, that there is good hope that death is a blessing, for it is one of two things: either…
- Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
- Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
- Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth…
- 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…
- It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue (aka areté) every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living.
- Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or…
- There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.
- To fear death, my friends, is only to think ourselves wise, without being wise: for it is to think that we know what we do…
- If I tell you that I would be disobeying the god and on that account it is impossible for me to keep quiet, you won't…
- The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
- I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.
- Whom do I call educated? First, those who manage well the circumstances they encounter day by day. Next, those who are decent and honorable in…
- If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good…
- Nothing very new. By taking good care of yourselves you are of service to me and my family as well as yourselves, no matter what…
- Virtue does not come from wealth, but wealth, and every other good thing which men have comes from virtue.
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- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- If she didn't reply to any of your 20 texts, she probably doesn't have good cell service. Definitely don't stop texting her. — Nikhil Saluja
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle