Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
SOCRATESWonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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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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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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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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To be is to do.
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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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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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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