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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

Socrates

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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Bad Character Express Fault Harm Language Oneself Soul
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Contentment Greedy Satisfaction
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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Alter Change Death Freedom Law Life Mind Obligation Pain Pretend Reality Trouble
Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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Die Except God Hour
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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Arrive Death Departure Die God Life Separate
Be as you wish to seem.
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Attitude Be Yourself One Liner Self Love
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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Bad Funny Goodness Happiness Marriage Philosophy Wife
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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Confidence Man Marriage Sex Virgin
I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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Believe Excellence Human Intelligence Oneself
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Debate Failure Loser Lost Slander
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Capacity Development-q Enjoyment Finding Happiness Secret Seek
The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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Crush Improvement Wisdom Yourself
The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Blessing Divine Gift Greatness Inspirational Madness Man Truth
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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Content Minimalism Nature Rich Wealth
If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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Forever Greedy Human Nature Suffering
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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Afraid Children Darkness Depression Forgiveness Life Men Traged

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