An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
SOCRATESWe can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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