Arguments derived from probabilities are idle

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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?...

This I know - that I know nothing.

This I know - that I know nothing.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

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...

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.

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a...

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a...

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...

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full...

To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full...

Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is...

Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is...

The wise are doubtful.

The wise are doubtful.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy...

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous....

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous....

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

By education I mean that training in excellence from youth upward which makes a man...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

In examinations, the foolish ask questions the wise cannot answer.

If I was educated, I'd be a damn fool.

If I was educated, I'd be a damn fool.

We are all living with a purpose, but its interpretation for many seems to be...

We are all living with a purpose, but its interpretation for many seems to be...

When you don't know what you're talking about, it's hard to know when you're finished.

When you don't know what you're talking about, it's hard to know when you're finished.

The wise man questions the wisdom of others because he questions his own, the foolish...

The wise man questions the wisdom of others because he questions his own, the foolish...