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Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

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To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.

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Beware the barrenness of a busy life.

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Be as you wish to seem.

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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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A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.

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The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.

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

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Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.

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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

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Biography

Nationality: Greek

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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