Let him who would move the world first move himself.
Socrates
change self-determination self-development
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
character
Be true to thine own self
inspirational-life
Wen das Wort nicht schlägt, den schlägt auch der Stock nicht.
language personality word
The misuse of language induces evil in the soul
language
He who is not contended with what he has, would not be contended with what he would like to have.
inspiring socrates quotes
Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state
wealth goodness
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
greed contentment gluttony avarice
If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
contentment
To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know. No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew that it is the greatest of evils.
death-and-dying
To find yourself, think for yourself.
independence self-reliance
All I know is that I do no know anything
philosophy-of-life
One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
truths
Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
architecture agriculture
Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
gossip
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