There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
SOCRATESThe really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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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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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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 greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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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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