Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.
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Plato
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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Plato
The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.
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Plato
“I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
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Socrates”
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.
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Epictetus