Socrates

“Where there is reverence there is fear, but there is not reverence everywhere that there is fear, because fear presumably has a wider extension than reverence.”

“Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.”

“I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.”

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”

“No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.”

“Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.”

“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.”

“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”

“Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.”

“Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.”

“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.”

“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”

“The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

“Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.”

“The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.”

“He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.”

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”

“I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.”

“To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.”

“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.”