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20 Deep Philosophy Quotes From "Socrates"

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1. "To find yourself, think for yourself."

- Socrates

2. “I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think”

- Socrates

3. “The mind is everything; what you think you become”

- Socrates

4. "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."

- Socrates

5. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

- Socrates

6. "Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom."

- Socrates

7. "The only true wisdom is knowing that you know nothing."

- Socrates

8. "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser."

- Socrates

9. "Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen."

- Socrates

10. "If you want to be wrong then follow the masses."

- Socrates

11. “The mind is everything; what you think you become”

- Socrates

12. "The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more,

but in developing the capacity to enjoy less."

- Socrates

13. “There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.”

- Socrates

14. “Death may be the greatest of all human blessings.”

- Socrates

15. "He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have."

- Socrates

16. "Do not grieve over someone who changes all of the sudden.

It might be that he has given up acting and returned to his true self."

- Socrates

17. “Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”

- Socrates

18. “Be nicer than necessary to everyone you meet. Everyone is fighting some kind of battle.”

- Socrates

19. “The easiest and noblest way is not to be crushing others, but to be improving yourselves. ”

- Socrates

20. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is a habit."

- Socrates

Wrap Up:

1. Routine: Heal with the flow
2. Track: Document your journey
3. Willpower: Fight through events

Life changes with time. Nothing ever remains same.

Master your mind. Master your life.

Start reading 100 Mental Models:
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