The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
SOCRATESFrom the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
More Socrates Quotes
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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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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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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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.
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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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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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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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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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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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