My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
SOCRATESGod would seem to indicate to us and not allow us to doubt that these beautiful poems are not human, or the work of man, but divine and the work of God; and that the poets are only the interpreters of the Gods.
More Socrates Quotes
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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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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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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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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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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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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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