One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

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Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but...

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but...

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,...

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

Then not only an old man, but also a drunkard, becomes a second time a...

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and...

We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and...

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what...

Twice and thrice over, as they say, good is it to repeat and review what...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

Justice in the life and conduct of the State is possible only as first it...

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.

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...

He was a wise man who invented beer.

He was a wise man who invented beer.

Excellent things are rare.

Excellent things are rare.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.

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.

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom. When the passions have relaxed...

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

Kindness is difficult to give away because it keeps coming back

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

I cry out for order and find it only in art.

The most profound things are inexpressible.

The most profound things are inexpressible.