Quotes by Socrates, Apology

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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually — Socrates, Apology
A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time. — Socrates, Apology
The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to privat — Socrates, Apology
...a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods. — Socrates, Apology
No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was th — Socrates, Apology
You are wrong sir, if you think that a man who is any good at all should take into account the risk of life or death; he — Socrates, Apology