He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
The fewer our wants the nearer we resemble the gods.
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
He is not only idle who does nothing but he is idle who might be better employed.
My friend...care for your psyche...know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves" -Socrates
How many things there are which I do not want.
I am a citizen not of Athens or Greece but of the world.
An honest man is always a child.
I know one thing, that I know nothing.
Let him who would move the world first move himself.
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
Wisdom is knowing you know nothing
Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
A man who preserves his integrity no real, long-lasting harm can ever come.
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy if not, you'll become a philosopher.
What most counts is not to live but to live aright.
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state