Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for. – Socrates (469? – 399B.C.) (Image by congerdesign from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine… More »
I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance. – Socrates (469? – 399B.C.) / (The only true wisdom…) (Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates (469? – 399B.C.) / (I know nothing…) / (We can know only…) (Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… More »
Envy is the ulcer of the soul. – Socrates (469? – 399B.C.) / (“ulcer” = a painful area on your skin or inside your body that may bleed or produce poisonous substances) (Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by… More »
If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. – Socrates (469? – 399B.C.) More »
By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you will become happy; and if you get a bad one, you will become a philosopher. – Socrates (469? – 399B.C.) More »
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