Mankind is made of two kinds of people: wise people who know they’re fools, and fools who think they are wise.
SOCRATESA 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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Those who are hardest to love need it the most.
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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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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.
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One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
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Sometimes you put walls up not to keep people out, but to see who cares enough to break them down.
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All men’s souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine.
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The misuse of language induces evil in the soul.
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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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Intelligent individuals learn from every thing and every one; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers.
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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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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Now the hour to part has come. I go to die, you go to live. Which of us goes to the better lot is known to no one, except the god.
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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?
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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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