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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Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

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...

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

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...

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

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.

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

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...

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...

Knowledge is true opinion.

Knowledge is true opinion.

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of...

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

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...

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to...

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to...

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether...

Never treat somebody's cleverness as his life's smartness. Cleverness is to hide weakness and smartness...

Never treat somebody's cleverness as his life's smartness. Cleverness is to hide weakness and smartness...

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they...

The principal point of cleverness is to know how to value things just as they...

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should...

Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should...

Boldness is a child of ignorance

Boldness is a child of ignorance

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

The phrases men are accustomed to repeat incessantly, end by becoming convictions and ossify the...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...