He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
SOCRATESBy far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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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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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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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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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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