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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Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

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.

The graces once made up their mind - A shrine inviolate to find: And thus...

The graces once made up their mind - A shrine inviolate to find: And thus...

Necessity... the mother of invention.

Necessity... the mother of invention.

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,...

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

Let us describe the education of our men. What then is the education to be?...

Let us describe the education of our men. What then is the education to be?...

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

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

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

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...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms...

When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms...

A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There...

A faith is something you die for, a doctrine is something you kill for. There...

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.