I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
SOCRATESHe who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
More Socrates Quotes
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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