By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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 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.
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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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