Socrates Quotes

The poets are only the interpreters of the gods.

One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of -- for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

The misuse of language induces evil in the soul

Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.