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.
SOCRATESEmploy your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
More Socrates Quotes
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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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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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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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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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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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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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 true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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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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