The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
SOCRATESEnvy is the ulcer of the soul.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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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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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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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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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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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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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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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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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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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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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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