Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.

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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...

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

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...

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are...

Philosophy is an elegant thing, if anyone modestly meddles with it; but if they are...

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

I shall assume that your silence gives consent.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Necessity... the mother of invention.

Necessity... the mother of invention.

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,...

Even the gods love jokes

Even the gods love jokes

Love is a grave mental disease.

Love is a grave mental disease.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

Wealth and poverty: the one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other...

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

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

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind,...

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a...

Democracy... is a charming form of government, full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

I have only ever made one prayer to God, a very short one: O Lord,...

An honest man is the noblest work of God.

An honest man is the noblest work of God.