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The hottest love has the coldest end.
SocratesSocrates The unexamined life is not worth living.
SocratesSocrates We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
SocratesSocrates Every action has its pleasures and its price.
SocratesSocrates He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
SocratesSocrates When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
SocratesSocrates Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SocratesSocrates There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
SocratesSocrates The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
SocratesSocrates 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.
SocratesSocrates A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
SocratesSocrates Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
SocratesSocrates There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
SocratesSocrates Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
SocratesSocrates To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
SocratesSocrates Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Don’t compare her to sunshine and roses when she’s clearly orchids and moonlight.
Melody LeeMelody Lee Oh moonlight, continue to shine on me. As you light up the sky, maybe some peace will come to me.
ShamaShama Stop counting the reasons why they should be loved and start counting the many reasons why you are the one who is worth loving.
Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase Sure, there are oceans and seas and magnificent things – but none of them are you.
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Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
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The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
ConfuciusConfucius Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.
Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
SocratesSocrates Don’t go on discussing what a good person should be. Just be one.
Marcus AureliusMarcus Aurelius As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci He who seeks wisdom is a wise man; he who thinks he has found it is mad.
SenecaSeneca When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
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