Socrates – Purpee Quotes

“Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.”

— Socrates

Author: Socrates
Category: death
Tags: death, Socrates

Our prayers should be for blessings in

Posted on June 5, 2016September 16, 2013 by admin

“Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.”

— Socrates

Author: Socrates
Category: god
Tags: god, Socrates

Death may be the greatest of all

Posted on May 7, 2016May 7, 2011 by admin

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

— Socrates

Author: Socrates
Category: death
Tags: death, Socrates

Beauty is the bait which with delight

Posted on March 6, 2016March 6, 2011 by admin

“Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.”

— Socrates

Author: Socrates
Category: beauty
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I only wish that ordinary people had

Posted on December 12, 2015December 12, 2010 by admin

“I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.”

— Socrates

Author: Socrates
Category: power
Tags: power, Socrates