Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
SOCRATESWhen you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
More Socrates Quotes
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My plainness of speech makes them hate me, and what is their hatred but a proof that I am speaking the truth.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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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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To move the world we must move ourselves.
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
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Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.
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Everything is plainer when spoken than when unspoken.
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A man who really fights for justice must lead a private, not a public, life if he is to survive for even a short time.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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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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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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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 greatest blessing granted to mankind come by way of madness, which is a divine gift.
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I don’t know why I did it, I don’t know why I enjoyed it, and I don’t know why I’ll do it again.
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