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“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for.
— Socrates
Greek philosopher
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- Socrates
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- Whispering Sages: From Their Mouths To Your Ears
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Attributed to Socrates; primary source uncertain.
Photo: A.Savin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · Portrait: Copy of Lysippos (?) (CC BY-SA 2.5)
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