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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.

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...

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...

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...

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned...

Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is...

Time on its back bears all things far away - Full many a challenge is...

Atheism is a disease of the soul, before it becomes an error of the understanding

Atheism is a disease of the soul, before it becomes an error of the understanding

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

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first...

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first...

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

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,...

Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole,...

Our object in the construction of the state is the greatest happiness of the whole,...

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...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand,...

Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest...

Ignorance of all things is an evil neither terrible nor excessive, nor yet the greatest...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I...

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing.

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing

Of evil grain, no good seed can come

Of evil grain, no good seed can come

Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing

Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing

To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part...

To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one,...