Socrates

Question 1

“Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.” ~ Socrates

Answer 1

Socrates (470–399 BC) was a Greek philosopher from Athens who is credited as the founder of Western philosophy and among the first moral philosophers of the ethical tradition of thought.

Question 2

“The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.” ~ Socrates

Question 3

“If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.” ~ Socrates

Question 4

“Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.” ~ Socrates

Question 5

“When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.” ~ Socrates

Question 6

“Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of relative ignorance. We are even comfortable with that ignorance, because it is all we know. When we first start facing truth, the process may be frightening, and many people run back to their old lives. But if you continue to seek truth, you will eventually be able to handle it better. In fact, you want more! It’s true that many people around you now may think you are weird or even a danger to society, but you don’t care. Once you’ve tasted the truth, you won’t ever want to go back to being ignorant” ~ Socrates

Question 7

“In every person there is a sun. Just let them shine.” ~ Socrates

Question 8

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” ~ Socrates

Question 9

“Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher” ~ Socrates

Question 10

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is a habit.” ~ Socrates

Question 11

“When you want success as badly as you want the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret of success.” ~ Socrates

Question 12

“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.” ~ Socrates

Question 13

“I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.” ~ Socrates

Question 14

“Do not go through life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told.” ~ Socrates

Question 15

“There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.” ~ Socrates

Question 16

“The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.” ~ Socrates

Question 17

“When a woman is allowed to become a man’s equal, she becomes his superior.” ~ Socrates

Question 18

“Silence is a profound melody, for those who can hear it above all the noise.” ~ Socrates

Question 19

“Sometimes you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding onto.” ~ Socrates

Question 20

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” ~ Socrates

Question 21

“It is better to make a mistake with full force of your being than to carefully avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit.” ~ Socrates

Question 22

“Understanding a question is half an answer.” ~ Socrates

Question 23

“Our lives are but specks of dust falling through the fingers of time. Like sands of the hourglass, so are the days of our lives.” ~ Socrates

Question 24

“Every action has its pleasures and its price.” ~ Socrates

Question 25

“It is better to suffer an injustice than to commit one” ~ Socrates