Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SOCRATESUnderstanding a question is half an answer.
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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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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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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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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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