The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
SOCRATESDeath may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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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 really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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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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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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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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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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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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.
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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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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