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.
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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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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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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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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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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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.
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If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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We 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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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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