The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
To find yourself, think for yourself.
The unexamined life is not worth living.
Better to do a little well, then a great deal badly.
In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose guidance we follow wherever they may lead; the one being an innate desire of pleasure; the other, an acquired judgment which aspires after excellence.
I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
The examined life is the only life worth living.