Quote

The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.

Socrates

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Socrates
Philosopher
Teacher
Sokrates
Mirrors
Healing
Form
Persons
Person
Heart
Mirror

More quotes by Socrates

Image
I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul.
Socrates
Image
Whenever a number of individuals have a common name, we assume them to have also a corresponding idea or form.
Socrates
Image
Contentment is natural wealth.
Socrates
Image
Get married, in any case. If you happen to get a good mate, you will be happy if a bad one, you will become philosophical, which is a fine thing in itself.
Socrates
Image
If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
Socrates
Image
Be true to thine own self.
Socrates
Image
If I can assign names as well as pictures to objects, the right assignment of them we may call truth, and the wrong assignment of them falsehood.
Socrates
Image
If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.
Socrates
Image
Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
Socrates
Image
The duller eye may often see a thing sooner than the keener.
Socrates
Image
I love to go and see all the things I am happy without.
Socrates
Image
Wisdom begins in wonder.
Socrates
Image
Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of.
Socrates
Image
By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
Socrates
Image
To use words and phrases in an easygoing manner without scrutinizing them too curiously is not in general a mark of ill-breeding. On the contrary, there is something low-bred in being too precise. But sometimes there is no help for it
Socrates
Image
If you will take my advice you will think little of Socrates, and a great deal more of truth.
Socrates
Image
True perfection is a bold quest to seek. Only the willing and true of heart will seek the betterment of many.
Socrates
Image
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
Socrates
Image
Wisdom is knowing what you don't know.
Socrates
Image
It is better to make a mistake with full force of your being than to carefully avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit.
Socrates