![Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s6xl4ujO0dg/X1tjgGz_mNI/AAAAAAAAGNk/oVx-8yQ_EKMO3cSigfULoCNxDXmcW4jRgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/education-is-the-kindling-of-a-flame-not-the-filling-of-a-vessel.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Category: Socrates
![Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s6xl4ujO0dg/X1tjgGz_mNI/AAAAAAAAGNk/oVx-8yQ_EKMO3cSigfULoCNxDXmcW4jRgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/education-is-the-kindling-of-a-flame-not-the-filling-of-a-vessel.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
![The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f3Vx2tmVGEE/X1uKD_w8IOI/AAAAAAAAKZM/H7wQ1dRV7hs-catqrCxH1WiX95bPWbFnACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-only-true-wisdom-is-in-knowing-you-know-nothing.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
![Beware the barrenness of a busy life.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6gPF6gXYZqQ/X0a-xnpxelI/AAAAAAAABpw/niMnTm7SNgcBCnWdaZTlRy6lfcI2EL5HwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw1quf-gU/w750-h750-p/beware-the-barrenness-of-a-busy-life-quotes-by-socrates-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-life.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
![Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-chLfTeHbWpg/X1uSCEWnOMI/AAAAAAAALlM/N2sXuaJaPZo3f1ghsQHXkXdlN7I_HXeAQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/wonder-is-the-beginning-of-wisdom.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
![I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QyCYCpPPf00/X1tqF6QqtVI/AAAAAAAAG-s/T9TO8sdKja8jNV1_xlF-3E_HwIDI486wACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/i-cannot-teach-anybody-anything-i-can-only-make-them-think.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think
![Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dt_S0zY3Qtk/X1thcsv6rOI/AAAAAAAAFvM/FjO_oqAdtPomG_5GPRm29IyIpJoy_QxdgCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/be-kind-for-everyone-you-meet-is-fighting-a-hard-battle.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
![Know thyself.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OJeXuXUgXBE/X1twQyUgM2I/AAAAAAAAIBM/zQKONsw7ok0YZD_xaQolRM2OjowvSRjzACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/know-thyself.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Know thyself.
![The unexamined life is not worth living.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v_9nYZZqgTQ/X1uKz0L-lrI/AAAAAAAAKiY/c0a8haFdHrc00bJdU9PMwtdC_B8tifLBwCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The unexamined life is not worth living.
![The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eMknxndS_uI/X1uIZjgUkHI/AAAAAAAAKJ8/W5EcrqU-LpIe5qV2wXfC8J9EAfDykbKTACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/the-beginning-of-wisdom-is-the-definition-of-terms.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
![The unexamined life is not worth living.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-stJClsX2rkE/X0bPsmCchYI/AAAAAAAAE3U/JoFGdRtmlZkhjVaBEk6c6CYNvD97o8eOwCEwYBhgLKtMDAL1Ocqx9zd5bddDOGU7u1DxY0vbL8eK9hia_oExdYtgxbkXTaE14B29nAj8UwJIdsUCg8i5OJM7U5gDboZmyDycdSjyrLPBL_kTXMwts4jZK2zxkmoHS9r0Q2hRseY63wRMGobmr_OR3V6jqLSFiPAqDbzS8zgV80YqH-5ZkrdC0BT4kplCIt627F0oLDnDG0-HkKhV9IwM_cXKnOz8BInaR41CirKt_ONcgDeJjAquX6vg4ByhUK2kS_FzoaiVEfPgnXG2MKVAOxfZBioolPl5yAyPuiTcltx_o_1jGnYItRgZoEOoSK9doLOThYM3aEjgM6k4X4MhWJvl68eVQM0rQ0Tg8XwOWSCtLajHyw3bXjZgRZRT5kv_X3XTFJfyqDcWf-oyqGk1aX45RLJFtfSiaahgCMOHFYAvgrQt5FKU9lSQfgsxUXwFi3fztziW3933sumR355KREqBU5noKOJypqnnt_jOcnlZIjRbzBbZuQKtxjMD3Q_GKUr7odJy0i-B-pwG0Y-KSj1Gn5beeC207f2Xa24MbyyvTRxXzhYyl1tsKKzkqU2KUCTYL7bd6bGF4s_MXfepgQ5lpaYHJsAxHsuilnkuG1NMslpXHDWt602gw2Kuf-gU/w750-h750-p/the-unexamined-life-is-not-worth-living-quotes-by-socrates-best-proverbs-and-sayings-about-life.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
The unexamined life is not worth living.
![Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-OtIDYcdeMDo/X1tu3T6jupI/AAAAAAAAHxQ/nHs_klAUx2w2LsGDWuOjvrjRZm9VyOaoQCLcBGAsYHQ/h750/is-it-true-is-it-kind-or-is-it-necessary.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)
Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
![Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.](https://i0.wp.com/lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zAvZyCIuDw4/X1t3ZumpLhI/AAAAAAAAIsE/pnfzSIrys5wc-1Wvd0JUZ8SgE1f75PwsACLcBGAsYHQ/h750/not-life-but-good-life-is-to-be-chiefly-valued.jpg?resize=450%2C450&ssl=1)