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Socrates

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• "True wisdom lies in recognizing one's own ignorance."
• "Wisdom begins with self-reflection."
• "A life without reflection is not worth living."
• "The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
• "We do not live to eat, but we eat to live."
• "True wisdom is knowing that you know nothing."
• "You only become wise by learning from your own mistakes."
• "Wisdom begins in wonder."
• "The man who changes himself is always at the beginning of his own life."
• "The love of wisdom is the beginning of wisdom."
• "He who has fewer desires is closer to the gods."
• "The greatest good is knowledge, the greatest evil is ignorance."
• "Philosophy is a preparation for death."
• "A life without challenges is not worth living."
• "The unexamined life is not worth living."
• "I only know that I know nothing."