The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
SOCRATESThere is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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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 answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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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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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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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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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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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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