And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul. Plato Greek Philosopher More Plato Quotes 1
How often when they find a sage, As sweet as Socrates or Plato; They hand him hemlock for his wage, Or bake him like a sweet potato! Donald R. Don Marquis American Writer More Don Marquis Quotes 0
Being asked whether it's better to marry or not, he (Socrates) replied, "Whichever you do you will repent it. Diogenes Ancient Greek Philosopher More Diogenes Quotes 0
[Socrates might respond this way: How does one rehabilitate a man who won't acknowledge having sinned?] How do you heal somebody who doesn't admit they want it? ... Even your basic 12-step programs say you have to admit what your behavior was. Ellen Goodman American Journalist More Ellen Goodman Quotes 0
Socrates called beauty a short-lived tyranny; Plato, a privilege of nature; Theophrastus, a silent cheat; Theocritus, a delightful prejudice; Carneades, a solitary kingdom; Aristotle, that it was better than all the letters of recommendation in the w. Francis Quarles English Poet More Francis Quarles Quotes 0
Socrates said, Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live. Plutarch Ancient Greek Biographer More Plutarch Quotes 0
Socrates thought that if all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence every one must take an equal portion, most persons would be contented to take their own and depart. Plutarch Ancient Greek Biographer More Plutarch Quotes 0
Socrates had a student named Plato, Plato had a student named Aristotle, and Aristotle had a student named Alexander the Great. Tom Morris More Tom Morris Quotes 0
In Socrates' thought the two marks of individual self-consciousness appear; it is practical and it is social. James M. Baldwin More James M. Baldwin Quotes 0
The difference between Socrates and Jesus? The great conscious and the immeasurably great unconscious. Thomas Carlyle Scottish Philosopher More Thomas Carlyle Quotes 0
The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use? Dale Carnegie American Writer More Dale Carnegie Quotes 0
The Sophists' paradoxical talk pieces and their public debates were entertainment in 5th century Greece. And in that world, Socrates was an entertainer. David Antin American Poet More David Antin Quotes 0
And History will smile to think that this is the species for which Socrates and Jesus Christ died. Julien Benda French Philosopher More Julien Benda Quotes 0
It's easier to write about Socrates than about a young woman or a cook. Anton Chekhov Russian Dramatist More Anton Chekhov Quotes 0
Every human being has, like Socrates, an attendant spirit; and wise are they who obey its signals. If it does not always tell us what to do, it always cautions us what not to do. Lydia M. Child American Activist More Lydia M. Child Quotes 0
Only Socrates knew, after a lifetime of unceasing labor, that he was ignorant. Now every high-school student knows that. How did it become so easy? Allan Bloom American Philosopher More Allan Bloom Quotes 0
A library, to modify the famous metaphor of Socrates, should be the delivery room for the birth of ideas - a place where history comes to life. Norman Cousins American Editor More Norman Cousins Quotes 0
In New York one lives in the moment rather more than Socrates advised, so that at a party or alone in your room it will always be difficult to guess at the long term worth of anything. Harold Brodkey American Author More Harold Brodkey Quotes 0
Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates. Franz Grillparzer Austrian Poet More Franz Grillparzer Quotes 0
I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate. Jack Kevorkian American Activist More Jack Kevorkian Quotes 0
Socrates' fame spread all over Greece, and the most respected and educated men from all around came to him, in order to enjoy his friendly company and instruction. Moses Mendelssohn German Philosopher More Moses Mendelssohn Quotes 0
When Socrates was about 30, and his father was long dead, he was still pursuing the art of sculpture, but from necessity, and without much inclination. Moses Mendelssohn German Philosopher More Moses Mendelssohn Quotes 0