The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
SOCRATESI 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.
More Socrates Quotes
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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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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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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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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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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