To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
SOCRATESWhen you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
More Socrates Quotes
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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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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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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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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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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