"Bad men live that they may eat and……" — Socrates
"Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live."
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331 Quotes by Socrates
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Contentment is natural wealth.
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The comic and the tragic lie inseparably close, like light and shadow.
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
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I am a citizen, not of Athens, or Greece, but of the world.
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Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
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The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the…
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Only the extremely ignorant or the extremely intelligent can resist change.
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Whoever would have his body supple, easy and healthful should learn to dance.
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Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.
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