Socrates
Socrates
Socrates was a classical Greekphilosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon and the plays of his contemporary Aristophanes. Plato's dialogues are among the most comprehensive accounts of Socrates to survive from antiquity, though it is unclear the degree to which Socrates himself is "hidden behind his 'best disciple', Plato"...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPhilosopher
exercise mind delight
Exercise till the mind feels delight in reposing from the fatigue.
simple simplicity want
How many things are there which I do not want.
book reading mind
A multitude of books distracts the mind.
facts
Go wherever the facts lead.
world earth tiny
All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word.
men divinity doe
To need nothing is divine, and the less a man needs the nearer does he approach to divinity.
health men long
It is possible that a man could live twice as long if he didn't spend the first half of his life acquiring habits that shortens the other half
wisdom knowing littles
Wisdom is knowing how little we know.
life self being-true
Be true to thine own self.
blessing men practice
...in the acquisition of this blessing human nature can find no better helper than Love. I declare that it is the duty of every man to honour Love, and I honour and practice the mysteries of Love in an especial degree myself, and recommend the same to others, and I praise the power and valour of Love to the best of my ability both now and always.
eye men self
It is a base thing for a man to wax old in careless self-neglect before he has lifted up his eyes and seen what manner of man he was made to be, in the full perfection of bodily strength and beauty. But these glories are withheld from him who is guilty of self-neglect, for they are not wont to blaze forth unbidden.
philosophical might idle
They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.
mistake people care
I don't care what people say about me. I do care about my mistakes.
death believe fate
Be of good hope in the face of death. Believe in this one truth for certain, that no evil can befall a good man either in life or death, and that his fate is not a matter of indifference to the gods.