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Socrates

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
— Socrates

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."
— Socrates

"To find yourself, think for yourself."
— Socrates

"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom."
— Socrates

"Wisdom begins in wonder."
— Socrates

"The unexamined life is not worth living."
— Socrates

"I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think"
— Socrates

"Be slow to fall into friendship, but when you are in, continue firm and constant."
— Socrates

"By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher."
— Socrates

"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

"Death may be the greatest of all human blessings."
— Socrates

"Envy is the ulcer of the soul."
— Socrates

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less."
— Socrates

"Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle."
— Socrates

"To be is to do"
— Socrates

"The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms."
— Socrates

"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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