Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
SOCRATESThe beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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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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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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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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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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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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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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To be is to do.
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God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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