Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
SOCRATESTrue wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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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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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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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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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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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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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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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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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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The hottest love has the coldest end.
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