True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. Socrates on knowledge
Beware the barrenness of a busy life. Socrates on life
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. Socrates on life
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates on life
The unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates on life
The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him. Socrates on life
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. Socrates on marriage
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent. Socrates on marriage
All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine. Socrates on men
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. Socrates on men
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature. Socrates on nature
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. Socrates on poetry
I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm then they might have an unlimited power for doing good. Socrates on power
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. Socrates on religion
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. Socrates on time
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy if not, you'll become a philosopher. Socrates on wedding
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. Socrates on wisdom