Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
SOCRATESContentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
SOCRATESEducation is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
SOCRATESNo 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.
SOCRATESOne who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
SOCRATESEnvy is the ulcer of the soul.
SOCRATESNo 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.
SOCRATESBeware the barrenness of a busy life.
SOCRATESNow 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.
SOCRATESI know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
SOCRATESStrong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
SOCRATESIf you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
SOCRATESEverything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
SOCRATESIntelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
SOCRATESLiving well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
SOCRATESTo find yourself, think for yourself.
SOCRATESWonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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