Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
SOCRATESThe 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.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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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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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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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 only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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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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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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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