Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
SOCRATESFrom the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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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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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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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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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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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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 answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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