653 Quotes by Socrates

Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in fears, and some are cowards under the same conditions.

Philebus was saying that enjoyment and pleasure and delight, and the class of feelings akin to them, are a good to every living being, whereas I contend, that not these, but wisdom and intelligence and memory, and their kindred, right opinion and true reasoning, are better and more desirable than pleasure

The alphabet will create forgetfulness in the learners' souls. They will trust the written characters and not remember themselves.

Fear of women love more than hate the man.

One thing I know, that I know nothing. This is the source of my wisdom.

Whoever would have his body supple, easy and healthful should learn to dance.

I alone know I am wise because I alone know I know nothing.

The reason why we have to acquire wealth is the body, because we are slaves in its service.

The invention of writing will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them. You have invented an elixir not of memory, but of reminding; and you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom, not true wisdom.