Socrates

Socrates

"Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it."
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"Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it."
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"The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms."
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"Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel."
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"My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher."
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"“My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.”"
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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 only know that I know nothing”"
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"Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for."
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"“Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”"
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"“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”"
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"“I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”"
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"All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine."
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"Beware the barrenness of a busy life."
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"Wisdom begins in wonder."
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"Be as you wish to seem."
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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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"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean."
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"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."
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"Beauty is the bait which with delight allures man to enlarge his kind."
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"Beauty is a short-lived tyranny."
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