“I may and I must pray to the gods to prosper my journey from this to that other world—may this, then, which is my prayer, be granted to me.”Socrates
“It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.”Socrates
“I only wish that wisdom were the kind of thing that flowed from the vessel that was full to the one that was empty.”Socrates
“He who drinks with the greatest appetite is the least inclined to look for a draught which is not at hand.”Socrates
“When does the soul obtain truth?—for in attempting to consider anything in company with the body she is obviously deceived.”Socrates
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”Socrates
“And will he who is a true lover of wisdom, and is persuaded in like manner that only in the world below can he worthily enjoy her, still repine at death? Will he not depart with joy?”Socrates
