Quotes by Gregory Skovoroda

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The greater the good, the more work it required.

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Love is Sofia's daughter.

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People who are unable to do a thing, do not believe that others can do it.

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Hay does not burn unless the fire touches it.

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The heart cannot love without seeing beauty.

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A fool is not the one who doesn't know, but the one who doesn't want to know.

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Man chooses his path according to his capabilities.

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The sacredness and sanctity of life lies in deeds.

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It is not difficult to know, but to learn.

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The man who is ashamed to admit his faults will in time come to justify his ignorance, which is the greatest vice.

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The man who does not like worries must learn to live in misery.

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To do an improper thing is to suffer.

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A nut without a kernel is not a nut, and a man without a heart is not a man.

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Self-knowledge is a pretty important thing.

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The will is an insatiable hell.

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The source of all sciences is hidden in man.

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We have to endure darkness to understand what light is.

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If you fell into a pit, don't think about the difficulties, but about the escape.

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There is nothing more stupid than equal equality.

"Do not seek happiness elsewhere. Give thanks to God, who made necessary things simple, and complicated things unnecessary."

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It's not the stupid one who doesn't know, but the one who doesn't want to know.