Tag: Socrates

My advice to you is get married if you find a good wife youll be happy if not, youll become a philosopher.

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My belief is that to have no wants is divine.

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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

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Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.

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People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid.

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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 gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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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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Remember what is unbecoming to do is also unbecoming to speak of.

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Science says ‘We must live,’ and seeks the means of prolonging, increasing, facilitating and amplifying life, of making it tolerable and acceptable, wisdom says ‘We must die,’ and seeks how to make us die well.

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The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like him.

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