No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
SOCRATESThe highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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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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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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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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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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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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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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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