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There is one way, then, in which a man can be free from all anxiety about the fate of his soul - if in life he has abandoned bodily pleasures and ador...more

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The end of life is to be like God, and the soul following God will be like Him.

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If the soul is immortal, it demands our care not only for that part of time which we call life, but for all time: and indeed it would seem now that it...more

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Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of -- for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily p...more

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The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

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Suppose... that you acquit me... Suppose that, in view of this, you said to me 'Socrates, on this occasion we shall disregard Anytus and acquit you, b...more

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...[T]he really important thing is not to live, but to live well... [a]nd to live well means the same thing as to live honourably or rightly...

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...I do not think that it is right for a man to appeal to the jury or to get himself acquitted by doing so; he ought to inform them of the facts and c...more

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...[W]hen death comes to a man, the mortal part of him dies, but the immortal part retires at the approach of death and escapes unharmed and indestruc...more

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...[F]rom me you shall hear the whole truth; not, I can assure you, gentlemen, in flowery language... decked out with fine words and phrases; no, what...more

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...[Y]ou know very well the truth of what I [say]... I have incurred a great deal of bitter hostility; and this is what will bring about my destructio...more

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Is it true; is it kind, or is it necessary?