"The reason why we have to acquire..." - Quote by Socrates

“A multitude of books distracts the mind.”

“Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show.”

“The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection.”

“What wealth is it to have such friends that we cannot think of them without elevation!”

“I am grateful for the blessings of wealth, but it hasn't changed who I am. My feet are still on the ground. I'm just wearing better shoes.”

“Quick riches are more dangerous than poverty.”

“Man is the broken giant, and in all his weakness both his body and his mind are invigorated by habits of conversation with nature.”

“The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed.”

“This noble body, equipped with everything necessary, almost to the point of bursting, also appeared to carry freedom around with it.”