An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
SOCRATESAs to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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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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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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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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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune, nor too sorrowful in misfortune.
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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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