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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...