Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
SOCRATESOne should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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It is not difficult to avoid death, gentlemen of the jury; it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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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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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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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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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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