Socrates Quotes
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I swear it upon Zeus an outstanding runner cannot be the equal of an average wrestler.
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Let us follow the truth whither so ever it leads.
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An envious man waxeth lean with the fatness of his neighbors. Envy is the daughter of pride, the author of murder and revenge, the beginner of secret sedition and the perpetual tormentor of virtue. Envy is the filthy slime of the soul; a venom, a poison, or quicksilver which consumeth the flesh and drieth up the marrow of the bones.
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The Spirit is neither good nor bad, it runs where the wild heart leads "Wisdom begins in wonder".
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Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth.
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My belief is that to have no wants is divine.
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No one does wrong voluntarily.
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The right way to begin is to pay attention to the young, and make them just as good as possible.
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Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity,Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality.
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It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at odds with myself.
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Only the knowledge that comes from inside is the real Knowledge.
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The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.
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How many things are there which I do not want.
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The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods.
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Creation is man's immortality and brings him nearest to the gods.
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The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form.
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An honest man is always a child.
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The uninitiated are those who believe in nothing except what they can grasp in their hands, and who deny the existence of all that is invisible.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.