Let him who would move the world first move himself.
SOCRATESIs it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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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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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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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 answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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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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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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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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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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