One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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.
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The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows.
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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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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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By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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