A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of…

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Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

The wise are doubtful.

The wise are doubtful.

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...

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its...

Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its...

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Even the gods love jokes

Even the gods love jokes

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...

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,...

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is...

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is...

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

The excessive increase of anything causes a reaction in the opposite direction.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.