The father of western philosophy, Socrates has influenced the way we think and live our lives in a very profound way. Here are a few sayings attributed to him that will make us ponder.

1. “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing”

2. “To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge”

3. “By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher”

4. “Be as you wish to seem”

5. “Wisdom begins in wonder”

6. “Beware the bareness of a busy life”

7. “The unexamined life is not worth living”

8. “The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be”

9. “From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate”

10. “Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live”

11. “He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature”