Quotes by Socrates

They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who migh >>

Beauty is a short-lived tyranny. >>

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm a >>

Quotations about Deception

When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being >>

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less e >>

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than ot >>

Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth.

Socrates