Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
SOCRATESNo 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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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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He 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 highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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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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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually and collectively.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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To be is to do.
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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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