We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
SOCRATESA 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.
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God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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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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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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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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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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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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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.
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