Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his ancestors

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When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not.

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...

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to...

Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to...

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

The true lover of learning then must his earliest youth, as far as in him...

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics

Love is a serious mental disease.

Love is a serious mental disease.

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat...

I exhort you also to take part in the great combat, which is the combat...

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....

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

Democracy passes into despotism.

Democracy passes into despotism.

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...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

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...

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Arguments, like men are often pretenders

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...

Any fact is better established by two or three good testimonies than by a thousand...

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.