Socrates

A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle.

Socrates

A man should inure himself to voluntary labor, and not give up to indulgence and pleasure, as they beget no good constitution of body nor knowledge of mind.

Socrates

A man who preserves his integrity no real, long-lasting harm can ever come.

Socrates

A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.

Socrates

A multitude of books distracts the mind.

Socrates

A painter will paint a cobbler, carpenter, or any other artist, though he knows nothing of their arts; and, if he is a good artist, he may deceive children or simple persons, when he shows them his picture of a carpenter from a distance, and they will fancy that they are looking at a real carpenter.

Socrates

A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.

Socrates

All I know is that I do not know anything.

Socrates

All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.

Socrates

All of the wisdom of this world is but a tiny raft upon which we must set sail when we leave this earth. If only there was a firmer foundation upon which to sail, perhaps some divine word.

Socrates