We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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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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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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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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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It is better to change an opinion than to persist in a wrong one.
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There is no solution; seek it lovingly.
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I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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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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