I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over…

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Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

The passionate are like men standing on their heads; they see all things the wrong...

The passionate are like men standing on their heads; they see all things the wrong...

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

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.

Pleasure is the bait of sin

Pleasure is the bait of sin

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

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...

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...

A dog has the soul of a philosopher.

A dog has the soul of a philosopher.

Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

Democracy passes into despotism.

Democracy passes into despotism.

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the...

No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the...

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future in life.

Remember, if youre headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

Remember, if youre headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by...

To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by...

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...

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as...

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as...