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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If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.

If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

Wealth is well known to be a great comforter.

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

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.

Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

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...

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

The wisest have the most authority

The wisest have the most authority

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

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

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

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

There is no harm in repeating a good thing.

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.

This I know - that I know nothing.

This I know - that I know nothing.

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...

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end,...

You can do anything, but not everything.

You can do anything, but not everything.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that...