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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I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

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...

It is right to give every man his due.

It is right to give every man his due.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

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,...

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.

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 measure of a man is what he does with power.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

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 greatest wealth is to live content with little.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

The harder I work the more I live.

The harder I work the more I live.

I want to live my life, not record it.

I want to live my life, not record it.

What looks like a loss may be the very event which is subsequently responsible for...

What looks like a loss may be the very event which is subsequently responsible for...