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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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Death Fear Gentlemen Oneself Thinking Wise
Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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Artificial Contentment Deep Luxury Natural Poverty Wealth
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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Answer Average Experience Individual Intelligence People Stupidity
Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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Blessing Goodness Individual State Wealth
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Beware Busy Life One Liner
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Debate Failure Loser Lost Slander
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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Arrive Death Departure Die God Life Separate
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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Avoid Death Difficult Ignorance Run Wicked
The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Blessing Divine Gift Greatness Inspirational Madness Man Truth
I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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Believe God Religion
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.
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Die Except God Hour
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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Alter Change Death Freedom Law Life Mind Obligation Pain Pretend Reality Trouble
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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Battle Fight Kindness Meet Philosophy Struggle
Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Beautiful Inspirational Live One Liner
Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Constant Fall Friendship
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

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