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.
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?
More Socrates Quotes
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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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.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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Wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state.
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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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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 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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Let him who would move the world first move himself.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Be of good cheer about death, and know this of a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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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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