Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
SOCRATESSometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
More Socrates Quotes
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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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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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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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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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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It is not difficult to avoid death, gentlemen of the jury; it is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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