I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

In addition to the fact of my ignorance, I know nothing

The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways - I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.

The time to break up has come, we will go our own ways - I will die, and you will live. Which one is better? Only God knows.

Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods.

The fewer desires I have, the closer I am to God.

Life is a foreign language: All men mispronounce it.

Life is a foreign language, and no one can pronounce it well.

[Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.

Life is like an onion: You can only peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you have to cry. .

Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you hold.

Life consists not in holding good cards, but in playing well those you hold.< /p>

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

Only by looking backwards can we understand life; but to live well, we must look forwards

< p>Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

He who has never hoped can never despair.

< p>Those who never have high hopes are never disappointed.

Bad men live so that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink so that they may live.

Bad people live so that they can eat and drink, while good people eat and drink so that they can live.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.