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

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Arguments derived from probabilities are idle

Arguments derived from probabilities are idle

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what...

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

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.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first...

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first...

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.

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.

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

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

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