Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
SOCRATESNo man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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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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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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The hottest love has the coldest end.
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