Wisdom begins in wonder.
SOCRATESThe greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
More Socrates Quotes
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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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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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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