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Ancient Greek Philosophers Quotes

“Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.”

“The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.”

“I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not.”

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

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“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.”