Socrates on Purpose Quotes

"I am not a citizen of Athens or Greece, but of the world."

"I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within."

"A man who is good for anything ought not to calculate the chance of living or dying; he ought only to consider whether in doing anything he is doing right or wrong."

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

"Let him that would move the world, first move himself."

"The unexamined life is not worth living."

"We cannot live better than in seeking to become better."

"The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him."

"The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be."

"The soul, when it is purified, is not afraid to leave the body."

"He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god."

"Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel."

"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."

"Virtue does not come from money, but from virtue comes money and all other good things to man."

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."