The shortest and surest way to live with honour in the world, is to be in reality what we would appear to be.Socrates
“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
Philosopher · 470 BCE – 399 BCE
Greek philosopher of Athens, central figure of Western philosophy; left no writings.
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