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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

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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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Conception Emotional Illusion Moral Relative Sound System True Value Vulgar
Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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Angry Character Disappointment Hurt Respect
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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Admire Beautiful City Community Greatness Planning Wisdom
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Intelligence Knowledge Wisdom
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
Through your rags I see your vanity.
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Character One Liner Pride Vanity
When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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Bad Breathe Insight Wisdom
I 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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Believe God Religion
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
Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Agriculture Ignorant Man Problem Wheat
Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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Death Excellence Goodness Individual Men Wealth
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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Battle Fight Kindness Meet Philosophy Struggle
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Dead Deep Desire Hate Inspirational One Liner
In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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