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.
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.
More Socrates Quotes
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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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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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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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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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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