Well I am certainly wiser than this man. It is only too likely that neither of us has any knowledge to boast of; but he thinks that he knows something which he does not know, whereas I am quite conscious of my ignorance. At any rate it seems that I am wiser than he is to this small extent, that I do not think that I know what I do not know.

The examined life is the only life worth living.

To find yourself, think for yourself.

I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

May I consider the wise man rich, and may I have such wealth as only the self-restrained man can bear or endure.

Is it not, then, better to be ridiculous and friendly than clever and hostile?

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.