God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
SOCRATESGive me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
More Socrates Quotes
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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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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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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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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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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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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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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