Democracy passes into despotism.

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Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Knowledge is the food of the soul.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

Those who seek power are not worthy of that power.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

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,...

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.

Even the gods love jokes.

Even the gods love jokes.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are...

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are...

It is right to give every man his due.

It is right to give every man his due.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

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...

He paints for the blind, and we are the blind, and he lets us see...

He paints for the blind, and we are the blind, and he lets us see...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

A civilization in which there is not a continuous controversy about important issues is on...

The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are...

The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are...

The saying is true, The empty vessel makes the greatest sound

The saying is true, The empty vessel makes the greatest sound