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.
SOCRATESBe slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
More Socrates Quotes
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Be as you wish to seem.
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God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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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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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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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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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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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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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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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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