The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
SOCRATESI know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
More Socrates Quotes
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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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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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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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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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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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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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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