We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
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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It is a disgrace to grow old through sheer carelessness before seeing what manner of man you may become by developing your bodily strength and beauty to their highest limit.
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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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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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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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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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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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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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Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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Through your rags I see your vanity.
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If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
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When you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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The greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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Give me beauty in the inward soul; may the outward and the inward man be at one.
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