"The Delphic Oracle said that I was the wisest of all the Greeks. It is because I alone of all the Greeks know that I know nothing."

-- Socrates

#Wisdom Quotes #Greek Quotes #Oracles Quotes

“Though most people love to look at the games of the great attacking masters, some of the most successful players in history have been the quiet positional players. They slowly grind you down by taking away your space, tying up your pieces, and leaving you with virtually nothing to do!”
“Actually, I think I'm part of the last generation to grow up believing in magic and fairies and believing I had powers - you know, lying on the ground and trying to have my spirit leave my body - which never happened; still working on that bit.”
“Sydney Smith playfully says that common sense was invented by Socrates, that philosopher having been one of its most conspicuous exemplars in conducting the contest of practical sagacity against stupid prejudice and illusory beliefs.”
“I sort of feel like music saved my life when I was young. This is the one thing that I knew I was good at.”
“I maintain a balanced view of the world, but that balance is always in my favour.”
“If you must be mad, be it not for the things of the world. Be mad with the love of God.”
“I think a woman's opinion on what her man smells like is very important, so I like to let a man know what I think about how he smells. I think going by personality is hard when trying to find a fragrance for someone else. It should come down to what smells good to you. I would tell my man, "Hey babe, I bought this new cologne for you," in the nicest possible way. But a man has to smell good. And not too much - just a little, that's all you need.”
“Perhaps we were each allotted only a certain amount of love - enough for only an initial meeting - a serendipitous clumsiness. When it leaves to find others, the difficulty begins because we are faced with our humanness, our past, our very being.”

You may also like:

Aristotle
Philosopher
Democritus
Philosopher
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philologist
Heraclitus
Philosopher
Parmenides
Philosopher
Pericles
Greek Statesman
Plato
Philosopher
Pythagoras
Philosopher
Thales
Philosopher