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.
SOCRATESWhen you want wisdom and insight as badly as you want to breathe, it is then you shall have it.
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Nobody is qualified to become a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problem of wheat.
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Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
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The answer I gave myself and the oracle was that it was to my advantage to be as I am.
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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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There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.
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The really important thing is not to live, but to live well. And to live well meant, along with more enjoyable things in life, to live according to your principles.
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Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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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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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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I do believe that there are gods, and in a far higher sense than that in which any of my accusers believe in them.
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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 slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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