A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle. Socrates More Quotes by Socrates More Quotes From Socrates A disorderly mob is no more an army than a heap of building materials is a house Socrates buildingarmyhouse Who knows if to live is to be dead, and to be dead, to live? And we really, it may be, are dead; in fact I once heard sages say that we are now dead, and the body is our tomb. Socrates sagebodyreligious Aren't you ashamed to be concerned so much about making all the money you can and advancing your reputation and prestige, while for truth and wisdom and the improvement of your souls you have no thought or car? Socrates reputationcarsoul The more I learn, the less I realize I know. Socrates realizingconsciousnessknows If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all. Socrates saddleshorsewant He said that there was one only good, namely, knowledge; and one only evil, namely, ignorance. Socrates wickednessignoranceevil Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. Socrates philosophicalblessedprayer It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit. Socrates limitsmaymen It is not living that matters, but living rightly. Socrates treatmentmatterlife It is the greatest good for an individual to discuss virtue (aka areté) every day...for the unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates akaindividualitylife If one knows what is right, he will do it; nobody wants to be evil Socrates evilknowswant Death offers mankind a full view of truth. Socrates offersmankindviews The Delphic Oracle said I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because that I alone, of all the Greeks, know that I know nothing. Socrates oraclesgreekwisdom What a lot of things I don't need. Socrates needs No one does wrong voluntarily. Socrates doe All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. Socrates greekmenpeople Anybody can be a hellene, by his heart, his mind, his spirit. Socrates spiritmindheart My belief is that to have no wants is divine. Socrates divinebeliefwant Nothing is to be preferred before justice. Socrates philosophicaljustice All that we know is nothing can be known. Socrates knownknows
