"The soul is pure when it leaves the……" — Socrates
"The soul is pure when it leaves the body and drags nothing bodily with it, by virtue of having no willing association with the body in life but avoiding it.......Practicing philosophy in the right way is a training to die easily."
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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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I don't care. Charlton Heston is the head of the National Rifle Association. He deserves whatever anyone says about him.
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What you should say to outsiders is that a Christian has neither more nor less rights in our Association than…
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