Socrates
sitemanagerThe nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will; he will be sure to repent it.
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Wisdom begins in wonder.
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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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What you cannot enforce, do not command.
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Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.
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A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.
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Beauty is a short-lived tyranny.
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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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My advice to you is to get married. If you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not you'll become a philosopher.
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An unexamined life is not worth living.
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He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
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Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
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One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
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Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.
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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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Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity.
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He is richest who is content with the least.
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Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.
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Let him that would move the world first move himself.
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If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.