I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
SOCRATESGive me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
More Socrates Quotes
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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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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The hottest love has the coldest end.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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