Be as you wish to seem.

My belief is that to have no wants is divine

That which was not before can not be afterwards, without becoming and having become.

The seriousness of throwing over hell whilst still clinging to the Atonement is obvious. If there is no punishment for sin there can be no self-forgiveness for it. If Christ paid our score, and if...

To find the Father of all is hard. And when found, it is impossible to utter Him.

Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

Philosophy begins with wonder

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.

Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.

To find yourself, think for yourself.

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 death; he should look to this only in his actions,...

An education obtained with money is worse than no education at all

Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth.

And in knowing that you know nothing, that makes you the smartest of all.

Happiness is unrepentant pleasure.

I examined the poets, and I look on them as people whose talent overawes both themselves and others, people who present themselves as wise men and are taken as such, when they are nothing of...

Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

The soul, like the body, accepts by practice whatever habit one wishes it to contact.

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of – for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once...

Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

All I know is that I do not know anything

Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty

Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms

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 be persuaded by me, taking it that I am ionizing....

The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.

By means of beauty, all beautiful things become beautiful.

By all means marry. If you get a good wife you will become happy, and if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher. Socrates (470-399 B.C.)

The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.

To need nothing is divine, and the less a man needs the nearer does he approach to divinity

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.

I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.

An honest man is always a child.

I shall never act differently, even if I have to die for it many times

What a lot of things there are a man can do without

The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.

Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages...

Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth

Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.