By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
SOCRATESUnderstanding a question is half an answer.
More Socrates Quotes
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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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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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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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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.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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