Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
SOCRATESIt 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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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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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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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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 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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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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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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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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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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