Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
SOCRATESNobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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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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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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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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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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