Cool & famous Quotes by : Socrates

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.

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• Wisdom

He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

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• Happiness

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

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• Education

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good poet, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman.

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• Writing

The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.

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• Humor

The unexamined life is not worth living.

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• Truth

The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.

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• Inspirational

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.

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• Relationships

Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.

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• Inspirational