Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 445 Bc Death: 365 Bc
To all my friends without distinction I am ready to display my opulence: come one, come all; and whosoever likes to take a share is welcome to the we….
How to get rid of having anything to unlearn..
Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive..
The advantages of philosophy? That I am able to hold converse with myself..
States are doomed when they are unable to distinguish good men from bad..
Royalty does good and is badly spoken of..
I am sadly afraid that I must have done some wicked thing..
Observe your enemies, for they first find out your faults..
Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning..
When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life..
It is better to fall among crows than flatterers; for those devour only the dead - these the living..
We must not contradict, but instruct him that contradicts us; for a madman is not cured by another running mad also..
Wealth and poverty do not lie in a man's estate, but in men's souls..
There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly..
It is a royal privilege to do good and be ill spoken of..
It is better to fall in with crows than with flatterers; for in the one case you are devoured when dead, in the other case while alive..
Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes..
As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion..
The most necessary learning is that which unlearns evil..
The investigation of the meaning of words is the beginning of education..
As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man..