Socrates is an ancient Greek philosopher known as founder of the path of modern western philosophy. He is also credited as great western thinker who has also put the footprints of western ideas and thinking.
Famous Quotes of Socrates:
The secret of happiness is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
Remember, no human condition is ever permanent.
From the deepest desires often comes the deadliest hate.
Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what’s good for you. They don’t want you to find your own answers; they want you to believe theirs.
Every action has its pleasure and its price.
True perfection is a bold quest to seek. Only the willing and true of heart will seek the betterment of many.
The mind is everything; what you think you become.
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
The value of a man is measured in the number of those who stand beside him, not those who follow.
Understanding a question is half an answer.
It’s not living that matters, but living rightly.
I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing.
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
To find yourself, think for yourself.
Know thyself.
Smart people learn from everything and everyone. Average people from their experiences. Stupid people already have all the answers.
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.
Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me.
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.
I call myself a peaceful warrior because the battles we fight are on the inside.
Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
What screws us up the most in life is the picture in our heads of what it’s supposed to be.
To move the world, we must first move ourselves.
Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events and weak minds discuss people.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.
I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of human excellence is to question one and others.
Life is full of questions. Idiots are full of answers.
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
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