

“False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.”
Traced to Phaedo.
More from Socrates
“I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.”
Socrates
Moralia
verified“Nothing is to be preferred before justice.”
Socrates
Crito
verified“One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.”
Socrates
Crito
verified“Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.”
Socrates
Moralia
verified“How many things I have no need of!”
Socrates
Lives of Eminent Philosophers
verified“I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.”
Socrates
Lives of Eminent Philosophers
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“Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.”
Helen Keller
The Simplest Way to be Happy · 1933
verified“The highest result of education is tolerance.”
Helen Keller
Optimism · 1903
verified“Example is the best lesson there is.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tomorrow Is Now · 1963
verified“Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
My Day · 1944
verified“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Voice of America broadcast · 1951
verified“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
You Learn by Living · 1960
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