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.
SOCRATESAll men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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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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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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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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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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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.
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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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