Unveiling Socrates: Exploring the Legacy of a Philosopher’s Quest for Wisdom
3 min readJul 17, 2023
- “An unexamined life is not worth living.”
2. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
3. “I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing.”
4. “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
5. “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
6. “True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.”
7. “He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.”
8. “The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.”
9. “To find yourself, think for yourself.”
10. “The only good is knowledge, and the only evil is ignorance.”
11. “Let him that would move the world, first move himself.”
12. “Be as you wish to seem.”
13. “Wisdom begins in wonder.”
14. “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.”
15. “The greatest blessings come to us by way of madness, provided the madness is given us by divine gift.”
16. “He is richest who is content with the least.”
17. “He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.”
18. “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
19. “An honest man is always a child.”
20. “Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of.”
21. “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.”
22. “Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.”
23. “The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.”
24. “He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.”
25. “The mind is everything; what you think, you become.”
26. “Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”
27. “To be is to do.”
28. “The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways — I to die and you to live. Which is the better, only God knows.”
29. “To find yourself, think for yourself.”
30. “The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
31. “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
32. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
33. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
34. “He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.”
35. “Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.”
36. “Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.”
37. “Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.”
38. “The easiest and noblest way to live is to live in hiding.”
39. “To be is to do.”
40. “One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.”
41. “Wisdom begins in wonder.”
42. “Let him that would move the world, first move himself.”
43. “The unexamined life is not worth living.”
44. “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
45. “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
46. “He is richest who is content with the least.”
47. “An honest man is always a child.”
48. “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.”
49. “To find yourself, think for yourself.”
50. “The mind is everything; what you think, you become.”
These quotes offer a glimpse into the timeless wisdom of Socrates, encouraging introspection, critical thinking, and the pursuit of truth.
