He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
SOCRATESLife contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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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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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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To be is to do.
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