In politics we presume that everyone who knows how to get votes knows how to administer a city or a state. When we are ill... we do not ask for the handsomest physician, or the most eloquent one.

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Excellent things are rare.

Excellent things are rare.

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,...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

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...

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...

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

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...

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

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....

The wisest have the most authority

The wisest have the most authority

Knowledge is true opinion.

Knowledge is true opinion.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

Philosophy begins in wonder.

He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much,...

He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much,...

The wisest have the most authority.

The wisest have the most authority.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

Pleasure is the greatest incentive to evil.

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...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

I make it a policy to try never to make a complete idiot of myself...

I make it a policy to try never to make a complete idiot of myself...

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people...

It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people...