Quotes from Socrates, Apology

The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.

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 the greatest of evils.

...a good man cannot be harmed either in life or in death, and that his affairs are not neglected by the gods.

Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.