"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing."
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"He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age"
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"Only the dead have seen the end of war."
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"If we are to have any hope for the future, those who have lanterns must pass them on to others."
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"Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds."
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"Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul"
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"The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the Soul in another person."
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"The worst form of injustice is pretended justice."
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"Mankind will never see an end of trouble until lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power become lovers of wisdom"
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"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance."
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"The greatest mistake physicians make is that they attempt to cure the body without attempting to cure the mind, yet the mind and the body are one and should not be treated separately!"
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"According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves."
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"Atheism is a disease of the soul before it becomes an error of understanding."
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"The greatest wealth is to live content with little."
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"False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil."
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"When man is not properly trained, he is the most savage animal on the face of the globe."
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"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being"
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"Poverty doesn't come because of the decrease of wealth but because of the increase of desires."
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"The wise man will want to be ever with him who is better than himself."
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"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another."
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