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False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

~ Socrates

Evil False Only Soul Themselves Words

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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.

~ Socrates

Come Deadliest Deepest Desires Hate Often

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He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.

~ Socrates

Against Away Courage Does Enemy Fights He His Man Post Remains Run Who

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He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.

~ Socrates

Content He Least Nature Richest Wealth Who

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I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.

~ Socrates

Alive Am I Am Know Man Nothing One Thing Thing Wisest Wisest Man

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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.

~ Socrates

Decided Deliver Find Inspiration Instinct Kind Knowing Least Mean Messages Poetry Poets Prophets Sublime Who Wisdom Without Write You

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I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.

~ Socrates

Except Fact Ignorance Know Nothing

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I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

~ Socrates

Am Because I Am Intelligent Know Nothing

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I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm; then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.

~ Socrates

Capacity Doing Doing Good Good Had Harm Might Only Ordinary Ordinary People People Power Then Unlimited Unlimited Power Wish

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I was really too honest a man to be a politician and live.

~ Socrates

Honest Live Man Politician Really Too

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If a man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it.

~ Socrates

Employs He His How Known Man Praised Proud Should Until Wealth

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If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.

~ Socrates

Common Contented Depart Equal Everyone Heap Laid Misfortunes Most Must Own People Portion Take Were Whence Would Would-Be

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It is not living that matters, but living rightly.

~ Socrates

Living Matters Rightly

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Let him that would move the world first move himself.

~ Socrates

First Him Himself Move World Would

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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you'll be happy; if not, you'll become a philosopher.

~ Socrates

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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.

~ Socrates

Chiefly Good Good Life Life Valued

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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

~ Socrates

Becomes Equal His Made Man Once Superior Woman

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One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice; and it is not right to return an injury, or to do evil to any man, however much we have suffered from him.

~ Socrates

Account Any Evil Him However Injured Injury Injustice Man Much Ought Return Right Suffered Who

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Ordinary people seem not to realize that those who really apply themselves in the right way to philosophy are directly and of their own accord preparing themselves for dying and death.

~ Socrates

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Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

~ Socrates

Best Blessings General God Good Knows Our Prayers Should Us

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