Socrates Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Socrates quotes, Socrates sayings, and Socrates proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. Socrates
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. Socrates
Happiness is unrepentant pleasure. Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
The hottest love has the coldest end. Socrates
Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit Socrates
Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live. Socrates
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. Socrates
Get not your friends by bare compliments, but by giving them sensible tokens of your love. Socrates
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Socrates
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance. Socrates
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. Socrates
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. Socrates
The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor. Socrates
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. Socrates
The hottest love has the coldest end. Socrates
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. Socrates
I only know one thing, and that is I know nothing. Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates
Death is one of two things. Either it is annihilation, and the dead have no consciousness of anything; or, as we are told, it is really a change: a migration of the soul from one place to another. Socrates
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
Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher Socrates
It is a shame for a woman to grow old without ever seeing the strength and beauty of which her body is capable. Socrates
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. Socrates
To find yourself, think for yourself. Socrates
If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. Socrates
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for. Socrates
One should eat to live; not live to eat. Socrates
My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife, you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. Socrates

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