Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
SOCRATESThe greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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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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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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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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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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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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I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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