Quotes by Socrates

“ Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down. ”

“ If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality. ”

“ Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant. ”

“ No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable. ”

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

“ 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. ”

“ Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel. ”

“ To find yourself, think for yourself. ”

“ Wonder is the beginning of wisdom. ”

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

“ Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. ”

“ There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance. ”