Quote #84
To find yourself, think for yourself.
More from Socrates
- Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat.
- To need nothing is divine, and the less a man needs the nearer does he approach to divinity.
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- True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.
- The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
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