Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
SOCRATESOnce made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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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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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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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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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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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