Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
SOCRATESThe secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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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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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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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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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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