More quotes by Socrates

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
"The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift."
"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."
"For the poet is a light and winged and holy thing, and there is no invention in him until he has been inspired and is out of his senses, and the mind is no longer in him: when he has not attained to this state, he is powerless and is unable to utter his oracles."
"My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher."