The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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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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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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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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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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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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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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No 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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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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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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