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Wisdom begins in wonder.

Socrates

Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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Die Except God Hour
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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Blessing Death Greatness Human One Liner
Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Deep Inspirational Knowledge Success
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
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
All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Divine Immortal Men Peace Soul
Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
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Beautiful Man Peace Soul
Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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Envy One Liner Soul
One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
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Account Evil Himself Injured Injustice Journey Man Return Suffering
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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Bad Character Express Fault Harm Language Oneself Soul
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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Ashamed Care Fame Improvement Money Prestige Soul Truth Wisdom
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Beginning One Liner Positive Wisdom
Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Goodness Inspirational Life One Liner Value
When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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Bad Breathe Insight Wisdom
Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Agriculture Ignorant Man Problem Wheat
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Knowledge Philosophy Teaching Thinking

Wisdom begins in wonder.

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