Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
SOCRATESWhen the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
More Socrates Quotes
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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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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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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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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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