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.
SOCRATESBe of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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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 greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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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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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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