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

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The wise are doubtful.

The wise are doubtful.

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the...

And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

Truth is the beginning of every good thing, both in heaven and on earth; and...

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

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

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the...

For the introduction of a new kind of music must be shunned as imperiling the...

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon...

The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon...

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.

It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

We are twice armed if we fight with faith.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

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

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

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The blame is his who chooses: God is blameless.

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

The eyes of the soul of the multitudes are unable to endure the vision of...

To see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to...

To see with the eyes of another, to hear with the ears of another, to...

Among the blind, the squinter rules

Among the blind, the squinter rules