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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.

Socrates

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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Die Except God Hour
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Artificial Contentment Deep Luxury Natural Poverty Wealth
Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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Blessing Death Greatness Human One Liner
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Decide Deliver Enable Inspirational Instinct Poet Poetry Wisdom
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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Improvement Inspirational Labor Men Time Writing Yourself
Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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Fools Kindness People Philosophy Wise
Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Blessing Goodness Individual State Wealth
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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Blessing Death Evil Fear Greatness Knowledge Man
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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Condition Depression Fortune Hard Time Human Joy Misfortune Permanent Remember Sorrow
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Contentment Greedy Satisfaction
To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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Bad Character Express Fault Harm Language Oneself Soul
If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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Goodness Inspirational Saddle Struggle Tame
To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Finding Freedom Healing Self Love Yourself
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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Evil Good Ignorance Knowledge
Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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Death Excellence Goodness Individual Men Wealth
The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Blessing Divine Gift Greatness Inspirational Madness Man Truth

The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.

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