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Let him that would move the world, first move himself.
Influence
Socrates

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Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart's desire; the other is to get it.
Desire
Socrates

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Nothing is to be preferred before justice.
Justice
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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
Feminism
Socrates

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One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing.
Knowledge
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Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.
Prayer
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See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river and see all.
Nature
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Slanderers do not hurt me because they do not hit me.
Slander
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The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.
Wisdom
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The comic and the tragic lie inseparably close, like light and shadow.
Humor
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The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.
Life and Living
Socrates

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The envious person grows lean with the fatness of their neighbor.
Envy
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The fewer our wants the more we resemble the Gods.
Desire
Socrates

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The hottest love has the coldest end.
Love
Socrates

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The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.
Glory
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The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
Good and Evil
Socrates

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The unexamined life is not worth living.
Growth
Socrates

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The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Reputation
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There is only one good -- knowledge; and only one evil -- ignorance.
Evil
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They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.
Purpose
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To find yourself, think for yourself.
Thoughts and Thinking
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What a lot of things there are a man can do without.
Wealth
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Worthless people love only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.
Food and Eating
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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun