Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
SOCRATESGod 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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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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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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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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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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