Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all; too much cleverness and too much learning, accompanied with ill bringing-up, are far more fatal.

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Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

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...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

The good is the beautiful.

The good is the beautiful.

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is the highest music.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

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...

The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be...

The curse of me and my nation is that we always think things can be...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Democracy, which is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder, and dispensing...

Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.

Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone...

The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone...

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of...

Anyone who thinks that the vice-president can take a position independent of the president of...

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.

Politics is the entertainment branch of industry.