The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
SOCRATESI know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
More Socrates Quotes
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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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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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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The misuse of language induces evil in 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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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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