Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
SOCRATESOne who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.
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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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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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To be is to do.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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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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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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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