Art of Wisdom
Socrates
Socrates
“The person who wants to change things must first start with himself.”
“The souls of all men are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.”
“The clarity of my words makes them hate me. Their hatred is proof that I am telling the truth.”
“I realized that there are three types of people in this world: Those who do things, those who watch things being done, and those who wonder what is going on.”
“It is better to be wronged than to be wronged.”
“Life without questioning is not worth living.”
“How can an ignorant person be expected to be a friend to others when he is his own enemy?”
“Intelligent people learn from everyone and everything. Average people learn from experience. Stupid people already have all the answers.”
“One should not record the day one did not laugh in the book of life as having lived.”
“The secret of change is not to fight the old, but to focus all your energy on building the new.”
“It is impossible to reach the highest realms of thought without first reaching the understanding of compassion.”
“True wisdom is to know that you don't know.”
“What do I have to fear now?”
“An honest man always remains a child.”
“Before you think about what happens when you die, think about what existed before you were born. If you plan to go somewhere, you've already come from somewhere.”
“The way to build a good reputation is to try to be the person you want to be.”
“If you don't have the heart to put into practice what you have in mind, you will spend your life gossiping about courageous people.”
“I am trying to wake you up, you are trying to kill me!”
“He who loves your soul cannot be separated from you as long as that soul moves towards the better.”
“I'd rather speak and die as I wish than live and speak as you wish.”
“Death can be the greatest of all blessings to man. I cannot teach anyone anything, I can only make them think.”
“You accuse me of impiety, but isn't ignorance a greater sin?”
“Some walls we don't build to keep people out. Sometimes we build them to find out who the people are who care enough about us to break them down and come to us.”
“Strong minds discuss ideas, mediocre minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
“One has to learn a lot to know that one knows nothing.”
“Whether the saying is good or bad, what does it matter? You only care about whether I am telling the truth or not.”
“Those who take risks you don't dare to take, live the life you want to live.”