Only God knows
“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.”
Category Socrates
Eat to Live
“Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.”
Think not
“Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.”
Having the fewest Wants
“Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.”
The Way to Gain a Good Reputation
“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 it, you will find…
Live with Honor
“The shortest and surest way to live with honor in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be; and if we observe, we shall find, that all human virtues increase and strengthen themselves by the…
