Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequals alike

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The passionate are like men standing on their heads; they see all things the wrong...

The passionate are like men standing on their heads; they see all things the wrong...

Atheism is a disease of the soul, before it becomes an error of the understanding

Atheism is a disease of the soul, before it becomes an error of the understanding

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Attention to health is life greatest hindrance.

Attention to health is life greatest hindrance.

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the...

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the...

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.

It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.

Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the...

Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the...

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give...

All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give...

Man - a being in search of meaning.

Man - a being in search of meaning.