Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
SOCRATESThe only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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The hottest love has the coldest end.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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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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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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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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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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