One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
SOCRATESBe as you wish to seem.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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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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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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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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It is not difficult to avoid death, gentlemen of the jury; it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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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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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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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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No 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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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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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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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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