To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
SOCRATESNobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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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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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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The misuse of language induces evil in 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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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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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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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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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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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