» Add Quotes to Your Site - Quote Generatoradd quote of the day, random quotes or by topic (e.g. funny quotes) Quote DB :: Authors :: Socrates :: View Quote View Quote "Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers." - Copy to Clipboard -- Socrates Listed in: Children Add Quote To Your Quote List Rating: 4.88 Rate Quote 17 votes submitted Your Name: Friend's Email: Top 5 quotes from Socrates "If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it." "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." "Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty." "Let him that would move the world first move himself." "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us." Top 5 quotes from Children "There are fathers who do not love their children; there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson." "Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he's buying." "A strict master will not have understanding sons." "The man who disobeys his parents will have disobedient sons." "The father is always a Republican toward his son, and his mother's always a Democrat."