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.
SOCRATESThe 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.
More Socrates Quotes
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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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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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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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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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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