My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
SOCRATESWealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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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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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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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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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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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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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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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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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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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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