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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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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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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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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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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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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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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