Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
SOCRATESRemember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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