Let him who would move the world first move himself.
SOCRATESIntelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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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.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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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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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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