The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
SOCRATESHe is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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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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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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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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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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