Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SOCRATESYour 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.
More Socrates Quotes
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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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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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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