Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
SOCRATESFrom the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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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 unexamined life is not worth living.
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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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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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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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Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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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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