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.
SOCRATESThe easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
More Socrates Quotes
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I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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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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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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