20 Philosophical Quotes that Everyone Should Read

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Here are 20 quotes from ancient Philosophers that I believe everyone should read at least once..

Socrates {469-399 BC}

“What Defines an Educated Man”

When Socrates was asked what defines an educated man, he did not mention the accumulation of knowledge, instead he defined the educated man as:

1. The one who can control unpleasant situations rather than be controlled by them

2. The one who can face all situations in his life with courage and logic

3. The one who is honest in all his transactions

4. The one who face unpleasant people with good will

5. The one who can control his pleasures

6. The one who is not defeated by mishaps and failures

7. The one who is not worn by his success and glory

And some more quotes from Socrates:

8. True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing

9. False words (lies) are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil

10. Our prayers should be for blessings in general, only God knows best what is good for us


10 Plato Quotes

1. There will be no end to the troubles of the world, or of humanity itself, till philosophers will become kings of the world, and until those now called kings and rulers will become real and true philosophers, so that political power and philosophy will come in the same hands.

2. Human behavior derives from three main sources: desire, emotion, and education

3. The greatest wealth is to be able to live happy with little

4. A personal opinion is the intermediate between knowledge and ignorance.

5. Good people do not need laws to act with responsibility, while bad people will always find ways to bypass the law.

6. Be kind to other people, because every person you meet is fighting its own hard battle.

7. Better is the little that has been done right, rather than a lot that has be done without perfection.

8. The utter ignorance is not extreme evil. Extreme evil is great intelligence and knowledge when it is accompanied by bad parenting.

9. We easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark but the real tragedy in life is when adults are afraid of the light.

10. You must ensure that the first tales that our kids listen are tales adjusted in the most perfect way to promote virtue.


Philosophical Quotes at TradingCenter.org:

i. Confucius Quotes {551 - 479 BC}
ii. Socrates Quotes {469 - 399 BC}
iii. Plato Quotes {428 - 348 BC}
iv Einstein Quotes {1879 - 1955}

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