God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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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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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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 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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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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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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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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