Socrates

"Death may be the greatest of all human blessings."

"There is no greater evil one man can inflict on another than hatred."

"To understand all, is to forgive all."

"If you do not want to be a slave to your desires, you must first become their master."

"The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms."

"There is perhaps no greater indicator of character than how a person treats animals."

"Moderation is not ignoring the flavors of life - it is tasting them fully."

"As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will with due deliberation, he will be sure to repent."

"The wound of knowledge is greater than the sting of ignorance."

"To love another person is to see the face of God."

"I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think."

"An honest man is always a child."

"The ancient oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. But the truth of the proposition he set before me as the difficulty."

"What is fed becomes strong; what is starved becomes weak. If you feed your faith, doubt will starve to death."

"I am the most fortunate of men, inasmuch as I attribute the greatest importance to caring for the improvement of my soul."

"Fate is for those who believe in fate."

"Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure."

"Desire increases when fulfillment is expected."

"The man who makes no mistakes does not try anything new."

"He who conquers himself is greater than he who conquers a thousand men in battle."

"Wonder is the beginning of all true philosophy."

"The struggle against injustice does not require perfection."

"I do not think that I know what I do not know."

"It is impossible for a man to be cheated by anyone but himself."

"The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion."

"To move the world, we must first move ourselves."

"Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it."

"Athletes gain distinction through their struggle against others; we gain our distinction through our struggle against ourselves."

"True friendship is extremely rare; therefore those who love together must often endure separation."

"The secret of all growth is self-criticism."