Understanding a question is half an answer.
SOCRATESNot life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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