The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
SOCRATESIn all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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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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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
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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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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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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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Be as you wish to seem.
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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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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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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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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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