Classic quotes from Socrates

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　 　An unexamined life is not worth living.
　　 —Socrates
　　2. Adversity and hardship are the highest schools for cultivating character.
　　3. The fewer our needs, the closer we are to God.
　　4. Contentment is a natural gift; luxury is a man-made poverty.
　　5. Treat your parents the way you would want your children to treat you.
　　6. I believe leisure is the most precious of all treasures.
　　7. The happiest thing in the world is to strive for one's ideals.
　　8. The only thing I know more than others is that I know my own ignorance.
　　9. Man has two ears and two eyes, but only one tongue; therefore, one should listen more, see more, and speak less.
　　10. Good habits are the best attire one can wear in social interactions.
　　11. When you are angry, keep your mouth shut to avoid increasing your anger.
　　12. It is better to do a little and do it well than to do many and do them poorly.
　　13. Physical health is ruined by inactivity and maintained by exercise.
　　14. Bad people live to eat and drink, while good people eat and drink in order to live.
　　15. Rational education and upbringing bring benefits, while the loss of reason brings harm.
　　16. Humility is a sweet root hidden in the soil, from which all noble virtues sprout and grow.
　　17. Human happiness and joy lie in struggle, and the most valuable struggle is for ideals.
　　18. Whether a person can achieve success depends solely on whether they possess self-respect and self-confidence. 19.
　　Whether a person can achieve success depends solely on whether they possess self-respect and self-confidence.
　　20. At the gates of death, we should not ponder the emptiness of life, but its importance.
　　21. A truly wise person is one who can use the wisdom of others to avoid being deceived.
　　22. The fields and trees have taught me nothing, but the people of the city have taught me much.
　　23. For a writer, writing little is as harmful as a doctor lacking opportunities to diagnose.
　　24. Truth has three parts: examination, that is, seeking it; knowledge, that is, knowing it already exists; and faith, that is, using it.
　　25. He who cannot master himself will forever be a slave. He who wants to control the world must first control himself.
　　26. There is only one treasure in the world, and that is knowledge; there is only one evil in the world, and that is ignorance. —From *The Life of Socrates*
　　27. Even if a rich man is proud of his wealth, do not praise him before he knows how to use it.
　　28. The most promising achievers are not those with outstanding talent, but those who are good at seizing every opportunity to explore and develop.
　　29. If we pile up everyone's misfortunes and divide them equally among everyone, most people would willingly accept their share and leave happily.
　　30. The greatest happiness for mankind lies in being able to talk about moral matters every day. A life without a soul loses its value.
　　31. Do not gain a friend through gifts. You must offer your sincere love and learn how to win a person's heart in a proper way.
　　32. Many runners fail in the last few steps. Running the "way you're supposed to run" is already difficult; reaching the finish line is even harder.
　　33. When many people hesitate on a path, they have to make way for those who value time to overtake them.
　　34. A willing person, enduring suffering, is inspired by beautiful hope, just as a hunter can joyfully endure fatigue because of the hope of catching a prey.
　　35. Do you think beauty and goodness are two completely different things? Don't you know that anything beautiful from a certain point of view is also good from that same point of view?
　　36. If all the misfortunes of everyone were piled up and then redistributed, I believe most people would be quite satisfied with their original share.
　　37. Others live to eat, while I eat to live. —Socrates
　　38. Others live to eat, I eat to live.
　　39. Love between fathers and sons, and brothers, is natural, but when it is based on self-interest, the warmth of family is lost. Marriage between husband and wife is based on love, but when it is based on economic conditions, the original intention of love is lost.