Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
SOCRATESThe easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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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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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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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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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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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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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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