To express oneself badly is not only faulty as far as the language goes, but does some harm to the soul.
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The true champion of justice, if he intends to survive even for a short time, must necessarily confine himself to private life and leave politics alone.
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From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
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He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.
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We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.
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An unconsidered life is not one worth living.
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I know you won’t believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
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The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
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Envy is the ulcer of the soul.
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Every action has its pleasures and its price.
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If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.
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Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued.
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The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
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Are you not ashamed of caring so much for the making of money and for fame and prestige, when you neither think nor care about wisdom and truth and the improvement of your soul?
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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.
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The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.
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