No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
SOCRATESRemember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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