The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
SOCRATESRemember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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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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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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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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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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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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I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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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 greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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