653 Quotes by Socrates

Flattery is like friendship in show, but not in fruit

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or death.

An unexamined life is not worth living.

A promise should be given with caution and kept with care.

The world's a puzzle; no need to make sense out of it.

The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.

By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.

My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.