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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. - Socrates

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher. - Socrates

The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be. - Socrates #quotes

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. - Socrates #quotes

The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him. - Socrates #quotes

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

If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. - Socrates

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil. - Socrates #quotes

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. - Socrates #quotes

An honest man is always a child. - Socrates #quotes

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. - Socrates #quotes

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings. - Socrates #quotes

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant. - Socrates #quotes

He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy. - Socrates

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate. - Socrates #quotes

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. - Socrates #quotes

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. - Socrates #quotes

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. - Socrates #quotes

Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live. - Socrates

All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. - Socrates #quotes

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