Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
SOCRATESWhen the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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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.
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Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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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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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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