30 Memorable Quotes Of Socrates

Socrates inspired the world with his numerous memorable quotes. He was a Greek philosopher from Athens and is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought. Let’s take a look at 30 Memorable Quotes of Socrates.

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30 Memorable Quotes Of Socrates

1. “I know that I am intelligent because I know that I know nothing.”
2. “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
3. “He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.”
4. “To find yourself, think for yourself.”
5. “The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”
6. “The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.”
7. “The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.”
8. “The only true freedom comes from knowledge.”
9. “The first step to wisdom is admitting your own ignorance.”
10. “True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.”
11. “The mind is everything; what you think, you become.”
12. “Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.”
13. “To be is to do.”
14. “The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
15. “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually fear you will make one.”
16. “Let him that would move the world first move himself.”
17. “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
18. “The only true evil is ignorance, and the only true good is knowledge.”
19. “Wisdom begins in wonder.”
20. “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.”
21. “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
22. “Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”
23. “The secret to change is to focus all your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
24. “Know thyself.”
25. “An honest man is always a child.”
    “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
26. “The only true possession you have is your own self.”
27. “The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being.”
28. “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”
29. “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
30. “He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.”

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