Brilliant Thoughts of Socrates



  • "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

  • "I call myself a peaceful warrior because the battles we fight are on the inside."


  • "Be as you wish to seem."




  • "To find yourself, think for yourself."



  • "Know thyself."




  • "Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty."



  • "It's not living that matters, but living rightly."



  • "Everyone wants to tell you what to do what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs."



  • "Remember, no human condition is ever permanent."



  • "Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others."



  • "Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle."  



  • "He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."


  • "Death may be the greatest of all blessings."


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



  • "Those who are hardest to love, need it the most."



  • "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."



  • "Understanding the question is half of the answer."



  • " To move the world, we must move ourselves."



  • "I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of human excellence is to question oneself and others."



  • "Life is full of questions. Idiots are full of answers."

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-Socrates
Greek philosopher







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