Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
SOCRATESAs to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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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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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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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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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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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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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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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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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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