Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest of all; but great cleverness and much learning, if they be accompanied by a bad training, are a much greater misfortune.

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At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Life must be lived as play.

Life must be lived as play.

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...

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

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...

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...

Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the...

Perfect wisdom has four parts, viz., wisdom, the principle of doing things aright; justice, the...

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.

For just as poets love their own works, and fathers their own children, in the...

For just as poets love their own works, and fathers their own children, in the...

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

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...

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...

Necessity... the mother of invention.

Necessity... the mother of invention.

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...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

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

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

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

Let us describe the education of our men. What then is the education to be?...

Let us describe the education of our men. What then is the education to be?...

I think that the greatest education in the world is the education which helps one...

I think that the greatest education in the world is the education which helps one...

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...