It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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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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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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