The first and best victory is to conquer self.
PLATOGood people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
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No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education.
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Ignorance, the root and stem of every evil.
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He whom loves touches not walks in darkness.
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Man is a being in search of meaning.
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The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
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The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.
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Knowledge is the food of the soul.
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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.
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I’m trying to think, don’t confuse me with facts.
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No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.
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Nothing beautiful without struggle.
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The measure of a man is what he does with power.
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Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.
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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.
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Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being.
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