The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
SOCRATESNot life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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To be is to do.
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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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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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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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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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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 beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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