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.
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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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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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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No one knows whether death may not be the greatest of all blessings for a man, yet men fear it as if they knew it was the greatest of evils.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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God would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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