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.
SOCRATESThe unexamined life is not worth living.
More Socrates Quotes
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No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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The hottest love has the coldest end.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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