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We are in fact convinced

We are in fact convinced that if we are ever to have pure knowledge of anything, we must get rid of the body and contemplate things by themselves with the soul by itself. It seems, to judge from the argument, that the wisdom which we desire and upon which we profess to have set our hearts will be attainable only when we are dead and not in our lifetime.
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See one promontory, one mountain,

See one promontory, one mountain, one sea, one river and see all.
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By all means marry: if

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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Wind buffs up empty bladders;

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
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If a rich man is

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

Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.
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But already it is time

But already it is time to depart, for me to die, for you to go on living; which of us takes the better course, is concealed from anyone except God.
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I decided that it was

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.
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Living well and beautifully and

Living well and beautifully and justly are all one thing.
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Whenever, therefore, people are deceived

Whenever, therefore, people are deceived and form opinions wide of the truth, it is clear that the error has slid into their minds through the medium of certain resemblances to that truth.
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