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.
SOCRATESDeath may be the greatest of all human blessings.
More Socrates Quotes
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To be is to do.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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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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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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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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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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