无知是一切罪恶的根源与主干。
教育的开端是最重要的部分,因为在幼年时期,性格正在形成,我们所接受的影响会留下不可磨灭的印记。
意见是知识与无知之间的中间物。
身体的训练若出于强迫,不会有害;但强迫得来的知识,无法在心灵中扎根。
我的朋友,真正的困难不在于逃避死亡,而在于逃避不义;因为不义比死亡跑得更快。
我是世界上最智慧的人,因为我知道一件事,那就是我一无所知。
首要且最伟大的胜利是战胜自我;被自我征服则是最可耻、最卑劣之事。
正义就是各司其职,不干涉他人事务。
真正该珍视的不是生命,而是善的生活。
灵魂无疑是不朽且不灭的,我们的灵魂必将在另一个世界真实存在。
行不义之事永远不正当,不能以恶报恶,遭受恶行时也不可通过作恶来自我防卫。
德性并非来自财富,相反,财富及其他一切人类福祉,无论对个人还是城邦,皆源于德性。
Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
The beginning is the most important part of the work. For in the beginning, the character is being formed, and the impressions we receive are indelible.
Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
Physical training is good, but it should be voluntary; forced learning does not stay in the mind.
The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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