Socrates Quotes
The Athenian philosopher who taught by asking questions and was sentenced to death for it. Socrates left no writings; his wisdom survives through Plato and still anchors how we think about the examined life. Below are 15 of the most loved Socrates quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
The hottest love has the coldest end.
Know thyself.
Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
To find yourself, think for yourself.
It is not living that matters, but living rightly.
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
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.
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.