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

from the deepest desire often comes the deadliest hate.

Get not your friends by bare compliments, but by giving them sensible tokens of your love.

I can't teach anybody anything; I can only make them think.

Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish ir, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavour to be what you desire to appear.

Strong minds discuss ideas, Average minds discuss events,Weak minds discuss people.

There is only one good, Knowledge & one evil, Ignorance.

I would rather die having spoken after my manner,than speak in your manner & live.

Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of relative ignorance. We are even comfortable with that ignorance because it is all we know. When we first start facing the truth, the process may be frightening, and many people run back to their old lives. But if you continue to seek truth, you will eventually be able to handle it better. In fact, you want more! It's true that many people around you now may think you are weird or even a danger to society, but you don't care. Once you've tasted the truth, you won't ever want to go back to being ignorant.

True Wisdom comes to us when we realise how little we understand about life, about ourselves, and about the world around us

he who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have

One barely have time to mediate in their hectic day to day life style. Read them in soundful environment to feel the thoughts of Socrates and mediate in the form of reading quote. This will surely help to purify your mind qith negative impacts. 

SOCRATES

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