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The greatest of all mysteries is the man himself.
Socrates
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Whenever a number of individuals have a common name, we assume them to have also a corresponding idea or form.
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I alone know I am wise because I alone know I know nothing.
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The friend must be like money, that before you need it, the value is known.
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The man who is truly wise knows that he knows very little.
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No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training... what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.
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I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become better, nor more agreeably than having a clear conscience.
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Though flattery blossoms like friendship, yet there is a vast difference in the fruit.
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I have lived long enough to learn how much there is I can really do without.... He is nearest to God who needs the fewest things.
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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
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When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
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Remember, no human condition is ever permanent. Then you will not be overjoyed in good fortune nor too scornful in misfortune.
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It is better to be at odds with the whole world than, being one, to be at odds with myself.
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Nothing is so well learned as that which is discovered.
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