One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
SOCRATESIt is not difficult to avoid death, gentlemen of the jury; it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
More Socrates Quotes
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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