Socrates Quotes

169 Socrates quotes by 131 unique authors

It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied. And if the… — John Stuart Mill
I wonder if Socrates and Plato took a house on Crete during the summer. — Woody Allen
Socrates, whose mother was a midwife, used to say that his art was like the art of the midwife. She does not herself give birth… — Jostein Gaarder
A philosopher knows that in reality he knows very little. That is why he constantly strives to achieve true insight. Socrates was one of these… — Jostein Gaarder
Know thyself,’ said Socrates. Know thyself,’ said Sappho, ‘and make sure that the Church never finds out. — Jeanette Winterson
We should realize that, if [Socrates] demanded that the wisest men should rule, he clearly stressed that he did not mean the learned men; in… — Karl Popper
Concerning the Gods, there are those who deny the very existence of the Godhead; others say that it exists, but neither bestirs nor concerns itself… — Epictetus
To be is to do - Socrates To do is to be - Sartre Do Be Do Be Do - Sinatra — Kurt Vonnegut
And nevertheless I have loved certain of my masters, and those strangely intimate though elusive relations existing between student and teacher, and the Sirens singing… — Marguerite Yourcenar
Socrates and Jesus, two teachers of virtue and love, were executed because of the unsettling, threatening power of their souls, which was revealed in their… — Thomas Moore
The Sophists had this idea: Forget this idea of what's true or not—what you want to do is rhetoric; you want to be able to… — David Foster Wallace
As a rule of thumb I say, if Socrates, Jesus and Tolstoy wouldn't do it, don't. — John Gardner
Which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too weak to abstain… — Marcus Aurelius
The difference between Socrates and Jesus is that no one had ever been put to death in Socrates' name. And that is because Socrates' ideas… — E L Doctorow
I collected men with interesting names. I already knew a Socrates. He was tall and ugly and intellectual and the son of some big Greek… — Sylvia Plath
Poverty is not a certain small amount of goods, nor is it just a relation between means and ends; above all it is a relation… — Christopher Ryan
Socrates should have written comics. — Mark Waid
Socrates told us, "the unexamined life is not worth living." I think he's calling for curiosity, more than knowledge. In every human society at all… — Roger Ebert
When the friendly jailer gave Socrates the poison cup to drink, the jailer said: "Try to bear lightly what needs must be." Socrates did. He… — Dale Carnegie
Even Socrates, who lived a very frugal and simple life, loved to go to the market. When his students asked about this, he replied, "I… — Jack Kornfield
I would trade all of my technology for an afternoon with Socrates. — Steve Jobs
Socrates became a trendsetter. Other philosophers, including Plato and Aristotle and Gus, quickly followed suit, dropping their last names too. And, for centuries after that… — Demetri Martin
Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian assembly would still have been a mob. — James Madison
He could very likely have appealed for leniency. At least he could have saved his life by agreeing to leave Athens. But had he done… — Jostein Gaarder
Socrates himself said, 'One thing only I know, and this is that I know nothing.' Remember this statement, because it is an admission that is… — Jostein Gaarder

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