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.
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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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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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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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
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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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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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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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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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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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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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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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If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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