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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.

Socrates

The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Beginning One Liner Positive Wisdom
The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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Alone Champion Himself Intend Justice Leaving Life Necesaary Politics Survive True
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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Battle Fight Kindness Meet Philosophy Struggle
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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Avoid Death Difficult Ignorance Run Wicked
If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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Forever Greedy Human Nature Suffering
Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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Break Care Leaving Loyal People Walk
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
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
The hottest love has the coldest end.
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Break Up Cold Deep Ending Hot Love One Liner
Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Deep Inspirational Knowledge Success
The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Be Yourself Greatness Honour Live Pretend
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning One Liner Wisdom Wonder
Wisdom begins in wonder.
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One Liner Wisdom Wonder
Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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Action Inspirational One Liner Patience Pleasure Price
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
It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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Change Opinion Persist

Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.

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