The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is of all things most shameful and vile.

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Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.

They do certainly give very strange, and newfangled, names to diseases.

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

Poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand.

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,...

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

Necessity... the mother of invention.

Necessity... the mother of invention.

Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No...

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

Thinking: the talking of the soul with itself.

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of...

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust...

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people...

Some love one, some love two. I love one, and that is you.

Some love one, some love two. I love one, and that is you.

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....

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...

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 community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.

The community which has neither poverty nor riches will always have the noblest principles.