Quotes Flashcards
Sense experience is false
Plato
Know yourself
Socrates
When you see a worthy man, seek to imitate him; when you see an unworthy man, examine yourself
Confucius
He who fills his lamp with water will not dispell the darkness
Buddha
We do not copy our neighbors- we are an example to them.
Pericles
A wise man makes demands on himself, a vulgar man makes demands on others.
Confucius
All men seek the good
Plato
All wrong doing is done in ignorance
Plato
He who recognizes the existence of suffering; it’s cause, and it’s remedy, has fathomed the truth. He will walk a path which leads to peace and wisdom and right intentions will be his guide
Buddha
Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man who gains understanding.
Solomon
The source of all virtue is knowledge
Plato
A wise man seeks virtue, a vulgar man seeks land
Confucius
A wise man seeks justice, a vulgar man seeks favors
Confucius
Numberless wonders walk the world, but none the match for man
Sophocles
We are lovers of the beautiful… And yet we are strong
Pericles
I am not an Athenian or a Greek, I am a citizen of the world
Socrates
Vicious acts are done involuntarily
Plato
Virtue gives men an inner core of happiness which cannot be taken away
Socrates
The master said: reciprocity: what you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others
Confucius
Societies will achieve political and civil harmony only when individuals achieve moral harmony
Confucius
All things are numbers. All things that are beautiful are subject to the power of number
Pythagoras
Detach yourself from sense perception and learn to depend on pure thinking
Plato
A brick is a brick
Aristotle
All knowledge is gained from the senses
Aristotle
I know only that I know nothing
Socrates
The most important activity of man is to seek the truth
Socrates
Let him who would move the world, first move himself
Socrates
The “REAL” world is a world of IDEAS existing outside of space and time
Plato
We cultivate our minds, and our bodies
Pericles
Happiest is he who is content with the least
Socrates
Ideas are the source of all things
Plato
