Wisdom is not knowing what to do; it’s knowing what not to do.
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Tag Archives: Socrates
Wondering where the lions are
If I want to learn how to make a living, there are innumerable places and programs I can choose from. But if I want to learn how to live, where do I go?
Seduced
The mass of men focus on what they know. A small but growing number have been seduced by what they don’t know. You are among the few.
Power
No one has power to ruin my life. Am I ruined? Then I ruined myself. This is the realization that allowed Socrates to say, “You can kill me but you cannot hurt me.”
The face of a man
It was said of Socrates that he always wore the same expression.
