The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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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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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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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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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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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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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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