No one is a friend to his friend who does not love in return.

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Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.

Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.

When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said...

When a Benefit is wrongly conferred, the author of the Benefit may often be said...

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...

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.

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...

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings.

The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by...

The penalty good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by...

Necessity... the mother of invention.

Necessity... the mother of invention.

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

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...

Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction,...

Conversion is not implanting eyes, for they exist already; but giving them a right direction,...

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

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.

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

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...

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.

We do not learn; and what we call learning is only a process of recollection.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...

Injustice is censured because the censures are afraid of suffering, and not from any fear...