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

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Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

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...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

The wise are doubtful.

The wise are doubtful.

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,...

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.

Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the...

If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

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...

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must...

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must...

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

Then do we still need our soul mate? Oh, yes, I say, because this is...

Then do we still need our soul mate? Oh, yes, I say, because this is...