From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
SOCRATESRemember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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The hottest love has the coldest end.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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