Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
SOCRATESPrefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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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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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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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 highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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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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No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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