I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
SOCRATESI cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
More Socrates Quotes
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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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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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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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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