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.
SOCRATESRemember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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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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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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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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