Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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 great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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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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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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