Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SOCRATESThere is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
More Socrates Quotes
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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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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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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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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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
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