Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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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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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
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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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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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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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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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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
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Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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