The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
SOCRATESNot life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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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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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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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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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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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.
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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