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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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Fight Justice Man Private Public Survive Time
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Intelligence Knowledge Wisdom
I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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Believe God Religion
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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Goodness Inspirational Saddle Struggle Tame
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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Enjoyment Life Live Principle
By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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Admire Beautiful City Community Greatness Planning Wisdom
Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Education Flame Kindness Learning Vessel
The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Attain Compassion Empire Impossible Kingdom Reach Understand
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Adversity Depression Human Prosperity Remember Stable
The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Be Yourself Greatness Honor Myself Pretend World
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Contentment Greedy Satisfaction
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Decide Deliver Enable Inspirational Instinct Poet Poetry Wisdom
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Artificial Contentment Deep Luxury Natural Poverty Wealth
My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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Hate Hatred Proof Simplicity Speak Speech Truth
Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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Arrive Death Departure Die God Life Separate

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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