All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
SOCRATESUnderstanding a question is half an answer.
More Socrates Quotes
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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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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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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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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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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