The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish be thought to be. Socrates
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of August the selected quotation is by Socrates, Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life
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The Diplo calendar 2016 realized by Stefano Baldi and Ed Gelbstein presents a selection of quotes from the Classical World for living and working better.
For the month of May the selected quotation is by Socrates, Greek (Athenian) philosopher credited as one of the founders of Western philosophy. He is an enigmatic figure known chiefly through the accounts of classical writers, especially the writings of his students Plato and Xenophon.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavour to be what you desire to appear
Photo credit: Ed Gelbstein (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think – Socrates
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