Socrates

"By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher."

"The best apology is to make amends."

"Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us."

"True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing."

"He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."

"When desire is on one side and reason on the other, pause."

"The secret of good character is this: resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve."

"One should as a rule respect public opinion in so far as is necessary to avoid starvation and to preserve one's liberty."

"My poverty is not a disgrace to me, but not enriching myself would be."

"I know that I know nothing, and this makes me wise."

"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."

"Every action has its pleasures and its prices."

"Death may be the greatest blessing."

"Nothing can harm a good man, either in life or after death."

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."

"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."

"Virtue is its own reward."

"The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear."

"I followed my wandering steps to the garden of chance until I found you."

"An unexamined life is not worth living."

"Know that all who are contented in this life are wise."

"The only true wisdom is knowing that you know absolutely nothing."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"He who best understands his age is the truest servant of the age."

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

"No one errs willingly; all wrongdoing is involuntary."

"It is better to suffer injustice than to do injustice."

"A system of morality which is based on human nature is the source of all true justice."

"To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not."

"Socrates despises the man who flees the field of honor."