"Not life, but good life, is to..." - Quote by Socrates

“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”

“Wealth does not bring about excellence (aka areté), but excellence (aka areté) brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.”

“When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.”

“Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.”

“Time hides no treasures; we want not its then, but its now.”

“And one of my absolute favorite quotes of all-time, one that I've adopted as one of my greatest life mottos: Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: "I'm with you kid. Let's go."”

“It may perhaps be said that it signifies nothing to a man what is done to him after he is dead; but it signifies much to the living; it either tortures their feelings or hardens their hearts.”

“Your life is but a reflection of the predominance of your thoughts.”

“The path is the goal.”