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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.

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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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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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Alone Beast God Healing Himself Self Love Society Sufficient
A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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Conception Emotional Illusion Moral Relative Sound System True Value Vulgar
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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Beautiful Divine Doubt God Human Indicate Man Poem Poet Work
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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Blessing Death Greatness Human One Liner
Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Couple Deep Discuss Relationship Speak
When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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Bad Breathe Insight Wisdom
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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Character Improvement One Liner Seek
Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Beautiful Inspirational Live One Liner
The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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Crush Improvement Wisdom Yourself
There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Confidence Inspirational One Liner Problem Seek Solution Trouble
The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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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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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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Answer Average Experience Individual Intelligence People Stupidity

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