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Overview Socrates was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as a founder of Western philosophy and the first moral philosopher of the ethical tradition of thought. An enigmatic figure, Socrates authored no texts and is known mainly through the posthumous accounts of classical writers, particularly his students Plato and Xenophon. Socrates Quotes “All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.” – Socrates “As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.” – Socrates “Be slow to fall into friendship but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.” – Socrates “Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.” – Socrates “Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind.” – Socrates “Beware the barrenness of a busy life.” – 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.” – Socrates “Death may be...

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” “A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.” “A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.” “All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.” “Because of a great love, one is courageous.” “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” “Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.” “From caring comes courage.” “Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish. Do not overdo it.” “Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.” “Great acts are made up of small deeds.” “Great indeed is the sublimity of the Creative, to which all beings owe their be...

Overview Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the "greatest humorist the United States has produced,"and William Faulkner called him "the father of American literature". Mark Twain Quotes 1. “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” – Mark Twain 2. “A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.” – Mark Twain 3. “A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.” – Mark Twain 4. “A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.” – Mark Twain 5. “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.” – Mark Twain 6. “All generalizations are false, including this one.” – Mark Twain 7. “All you need is ignorance and confidence...

"Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors." – Confucius "When anger rises, think of the consequences." – Confucius "Speak the truth, do not yield to anger give, if thou art asked for little by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods." – Confucius "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." – Confucius "The superior man understands what is right the inferior man understands what will sell." – Confucius "Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change." – Confucius "They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom." – Confucius "The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them they change and everyone looks up to them." – Confucius "Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage." – Confucius "Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three un...

"I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel." – Audrey Hepburn "I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone." – Audrey Hepburn "For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." – Audrey Hepburn "The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years." – Audrey Hepburn "The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides." – Audrey Hepburn "The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair." – A...

Opportunities are like sunrises. If you wait too long, you miss them. William Arthur Ward Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. Dalai Lama When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first. Mark Twain Thank God every morning when you get up that you have something to do that day, which must be done, whether you like it or not. James Russell Lowell An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death. Ar...

Alone Quotes: Being alone quotes • feeling alone quotes • home alone quotes • leave me alone quotes • standing alone quotes • sad alone quotes • alone quotes for girl • you are not alone quotes • strong alone quotes • walk alone quotes. "A man is born alone and dies alone and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode." – Chanakya "I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone." – Audrey Hepburn "Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me." – Anne Hathaway "Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone." – Charlie Chaplin "We are all sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life." – Tennessee Williams "Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his ...