Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

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Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a...

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...

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...

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

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

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into...

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

Old age has a great sense of calm and freedom.

If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.

If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look...

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is the highest music.

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is...

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is...

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

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,...

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...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

That politician who curries favor with the citizens and indulges them and fawns upon them...

Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.

Advertising men and politicians are dangerous if they are separated. Together they are diabolical.

The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind,...

The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind,...