Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
SOCRATESThe secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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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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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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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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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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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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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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