Quotes by Socrates

“ We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. ”

“ We cannot live better than in seeking to become better. ”

“ Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual. ”

“ I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world. ”

“ Every action has its pleasures and its price. ”

“ Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others. ”

“ 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. ”

“ Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for. ”

“ Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. ”

“ Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty. ”

“ Let him who would move the world first move himself. ”

“ The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. ”