A system of morality that is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception that has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
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There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.
Interpretation
What this quote means
A true friend is the most treasured possession one can have.
This quote by Socrates emphasizes the immense value of friendship, suggesting that the loyalty and support of a faithful friend outweighs any material possessions. It highlights the importance of human connections and the deep-rooted joy and fulfillment that come from these relationships.
Themes
FriendshipLoyaltyValueSupportCompanionship
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of relationships, one might say, 'As Socrates stated, there is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.'
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I am wiser than this man, for neither of us appears to know anything great and good; but he fancies he knows something, although he knows nothing; whereas I, as I do not know anything, so I do not fancy I do. In this trifling particular, then, I appear to be wiser than he, because I do not fancy I know what I do not know.
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The unexamined life is not worth living.
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When I was young, I believed that life might unfold in an orderly way, according to my hopes and expectations. But now I understand that the Way winds like a river, always changing, ever onward.. My journeys revealed that the Way itself creates the warrior; that every path leads to peace, every choice to wisdom. And that life has always been, and will always be, arising in Mystery.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued." "It is not living that matters, but living rightly. The unexamined life is not worth living.
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