Socrates

"I am of a province called Attica and a city called Athens."

"But of my friend would know Socrates, now I am in your presence and I can speak freely."

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it or because it is traditional or written in books."

"Do not seek greatness, but seek truth and you will find greatness."

"I do nothing but go about persuading you all to recognize that excellence and wisdom must come before wealth."

"The hottest love has the coldest end."

"Wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us."

"Let him who would move the world first move himself."

"Every morning when I wake up, I make a choice to be happy."

"Looking as if you care is not the same as looking after."

"Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live."

"Those who want the fewest things are nearest to the gods."

"To be as good as our fathers we must be better."

"Lack of adornment is the best adornment."

"Whom the gods love die young."

"The only thing I know for certain is that I know nothing at all."

"Be like a rock from which sparks of fire fly out with every blow."

"I would rather live as one man than as many men."

"Speak always so as to enhance your honor."

"Slavery is the natural state for some, freedom for others."

"There is no greater evil than slavery."

"The way to gain a good reputation is to look for what you don't know and work to find the truth."

"Beware the man who declares he has nothing left to learn."

"Philosophy is not a theory but a way of life."

"A man who knows himself is truly free."

"What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellowmen."

"Happiness is achieved when you stop waiting for it and make the most of the moment you are in."

"The poets are only the interpreters of the gods."

"Excellence is not a skill, it's a habit."

"Remember that all models are wrong; some models are useful."