Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
SOCRATESWealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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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.
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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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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 unexamined life is not worth living.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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