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The wise decision is to wager that God exists, since "If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you lose nothing", meaning one can gain eternal life if God exists, but if not, one will be no worse off in death than if one had not believed. On the other hand, if you bet against God, win or lose, you either gain nothing or lose everything.
Better the Devil you know (than the Devil you do not) Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness; Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt; Better wear out than rust out; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (Trojan War, Virgil in the ...
The unexamined life is not worth living" is a famous dictum supposedly uttered by Socrates at his trial for impiety and corrupting youth, for which he was subsequently sentenced to death. The dictum is recorded in Plato's Apology (38a5–6) as ho dè anexétastos bíos ou biōtòs anthrṓpōi (but the unexamined life is not lived by man) ( ὁ ...
2. "Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know." 3. "The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth." 4. "Time is a created thing.
When Xenophon came back from Delphi, he reported the oracle to Socrates; and upon hearing about it Socrates found fault with him because he did not first put the question whether it were better for him to go or stay, but decided for himself that he was to go and then asked the god as to the best way of going.
You can also call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any time of day to receive free and confidential support during a crisis or assistance in finding professional help, Duckworth said ...
Instead, Dr. Danda offers up these phrases: “Happy you’re home,” “Glad you’re back,” or “I’m happy to see your smiling face.” “Parents can also make observations about ...
Don’t lie to them, if you can help it. You try to stay out of the hospital. If you’re a drunk, like me, you quit drinking. You tell them you’ll try to do better, and then you try to do better. You pray every night for some unknown power to make you a little less selfish. One thing you don’t do is kill yourself.