The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
SOCRATESI do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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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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It is not difficult to avoid death, gentlemen of the jury; it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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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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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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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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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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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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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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To be is to do.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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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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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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