To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
SOCRATESAre you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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Understanding a question is half an answer.
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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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