The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
SOCRATESEnvy is the ulcer of the soul.
More Socrates Quotes
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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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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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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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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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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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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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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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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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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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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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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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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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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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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