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.
SOCRATESBe kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
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Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.
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No 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.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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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 cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think.
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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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Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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