To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
SOCRATESOne should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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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 as you wish to seem.
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God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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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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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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