Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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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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To be is to do.
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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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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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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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God 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.
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Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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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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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Be as you wish to seem.
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Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
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