Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
SOCRATESOne should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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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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If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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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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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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 highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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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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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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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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