Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SOCRATESThe 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.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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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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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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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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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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It is not difficult to avoid death, gentlemen of the jury; it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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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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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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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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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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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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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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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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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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