“Beware the barrenness of a busy life.”
― Socrates
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“He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed.”
― Socrates
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“Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. ”
― Socrates
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“Be as you wish to seem.”
― Socrates
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“From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.”
― Socrates
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“If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever. Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality.”
― Socrates
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“Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.”
― Socrates
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“I pray Thee, O God, that I may be beautiful within. ”
― Socrates
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“Through your rags I see your vanity.”
― Socrates
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“Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle.”
― Socrates
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“The mind is everything; what you think you become”
― Socrates
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“I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.”
― Socrates
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“Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of -- for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
― Socrates
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“wealth does not bring goodness, but goodness brings wealth and every other blessing, both to the individual and to the state”
― Socrates
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“Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.”
― Socrates
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“He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.”
― Socrates
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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”
― Socrates
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“One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.”
― Socrates
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“Virtue does not come from wealth, but. . . wealth, and every other good thing which men have. . . comes from virtue.”
― Socrates
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“There is no greater evil one can suffer than to hate reasonable discourse.”
― Socrates
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