“Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: fear
Tags: fear, Socrates
Tag: Socrates
I decided that it was not wisdom
“I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: wisdom
Tags: wisdom, Socrates
Be slow to fall into friendship; but
“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: art
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True knowledge exists in knowing that you
“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: wisdom
Tags: wisdom, Socrates
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: life
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The greatest way to live with honor
“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: great
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He is richest who is content with
“He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: nature
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True wisdom comes to each of us
“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: wisdom
Tags: wisdom, Socrates
I decided that it was not wisdom
“I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.”
— Socrates
Author: Socrates
Category: poetry
Tags: poetry, Socrates