Wisdom begins in wonder.
I cannot teach anybody anything; I can only make them think.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
To find yourself, think for yourself.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
An honest man is always a child.
Know thyself.
I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing.
The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.
Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
It is not living that matters, but living rightly.
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
To be is to do.
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
Enlightenment begins with awareness.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
He who knows, knows nothing.
Courage is knowing what not to fear.
Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of.
Understanding a question is half an answer.
The measure of a man is what he does with power.
False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Virtue is not given by money, but money by virtue.
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
Folly is a child of pride.
Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
The soul of man is immortal and imperishable.
Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it.
There is no greater evil than the lack of knowledge.
Only the good can be truly happy.
Be as you wish to seem.
Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.
Genuine knowledge emerges only in the presence of wonder.
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings.
The greatest blessings are often the ones that are hardest to see.
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.
The most potent weapon in the hand of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
Let him who would move the world first move himself.
The appreciation of beauty is a source of joy.
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
He cant be a great philosopher who does not desire to be a great citizen.
Justice means minding your own business and not meddling with other mens.