As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
SOCRATESTo be is to do.
More Socrates Quotes
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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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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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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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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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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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 easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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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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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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