Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
SOCRATESNo 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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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
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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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Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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To be is to do.
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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 greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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