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.
SOCRATESHe 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.
More Socrates Quotes
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To be is to do.
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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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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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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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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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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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