Socrates

(470–399 BC) Greek philosopher who is considered the father of Western philosophy. He taught through dialogues that challenged his interlocutors to examine their own beliefs and values.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

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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.

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To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.

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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

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