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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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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Beware Busy Life One Liner
Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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Die Except God Hour
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Contentment Greedy Satisfaction
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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Admire Beautiful City Community Greatness Planning Wisdom
Through your rags I see your vanity.
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Character One Liner Pride Vanity
Be as you wish to seem.
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Attitude Be Yourself One Liner Self Love
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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Ashamed Care Fame Improvement Money Prestige Soul Truth Wisdom
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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Improvement Inspirational Labor Men Time Writing Yourself
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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Believe God Religion
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Life Ourself Realize Understand Wisdom World
Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Adversity Depression Human Prosperity Remember Stable
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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Hate Hatred Proof Simplicity Speak Speech Truth
Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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Improvement Labor Men Writing Yourself
Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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Knowledge Wealth
Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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Couple Deep Discuss Relationship Speak
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Beginning One Liner Wisdom Wonder

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