Occupation: Philosopher Birth: 428 Bc Death: 348 Bc
No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth..
No one can escape his destiny..
And the first step, as you know, is always what matters most, particularly when we are dealing with those who are young and tender. That is the time ….
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing..
All I really know is the extent of my own ignorance.
To begin is the most important part of any quest and by far the most courageous..
Man is a being in search of meaning..
In things which we know, everyone will trust us ... and we may do as we please, and no one will like to interfere with us; and we are free, and maste….
He who does not desire power is fit to hold it..
If we are to have any hope for the future, those who have lanterns must pass them on to others..
Too much attention to health is a hindrance to learning, to invention, and to studies of any kind, for we are always feeling suspicious shootings and….
Maximize the power of the beliefs that strengthen you and neutralize those that weaken you..
The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being..
The mere athlete becomes too much of a savage..
There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of….
I shall assume that your silence gives consent..
God forever geometrizes..
Numbers are the highest degree of knowledge. It is knowledge itself..
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master..
When you feel grateful, you become great, and eventually attract great things..
Arithmetic is a kind of knowledge in which the best natures should be trained, and which must not be given up..