I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
SOCRATESWisdom begins in wonder.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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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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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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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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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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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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To be is to do.
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