"Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom." — Socrates
"Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom."
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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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He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the…
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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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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in…
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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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Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long…
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Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its…
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I may climb perhaps to no great heights, but I will climb alone.
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I don't have any real spirituality in my life - I'm kind of an atheist - but when music can…
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What I find most disturbing about Valentine's Day is, look, I get that you have to have a holiday of…
— Lewis Black
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Politicians, no matter who they are, shouldn't be able to manipulate the public on a single issue and then call…
— Jim Bolger
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From the heights of these pyramids, forty centuries look down on us.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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The true way to be humble is not to stoop until you are smaller than yourself, but to stand at…
— Phillips Brooks
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I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.
— Robert Browning
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No matter what heights you achieve, even if you're Brad Pitt, the slide is coming, sure as death and taxes.
— James Caan
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The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
— Albert Camus
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