I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
SOCRATESThe secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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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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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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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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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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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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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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