Philosophy is the toil which can never tire persons engaged in it. All ways are strewn with roses, and the farther you go, the more enchanting objects appear before you and invite you on.

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The greatest of all philosophers, Socrates, said that “philosophy is the toil which can never tire persons engaged in it.” When people devote themselves to doing what they love to do while striving for perfection, they are true philosophers.

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