The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.

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Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

Cunning... is but the low mimic of wisdom.

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

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

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

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with...

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with...

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

The good is the beautiful.

The good is the beautiful.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating...

A courage which looks easy and yet is rare; the courage of a teacher repeating...

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself as accepted in spite of...

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself as accepted in spite of...