Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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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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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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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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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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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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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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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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