Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
SOCRATESUnderstanding a question is half an answer.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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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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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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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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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 good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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