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

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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,...

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age,...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege...

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...

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

Time carries off all things; wouldst thou exchange - Name, looks, nature, luck? Just give...

Time carries off all things; wouldst thou exchange - Name, looks, nature, luck? Just give...

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Your silence gives consent.

Your silence gives consent.

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that...

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that...

Life must be lived as play.

Life must be lived as play.

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...

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...

Democracy passes into despotism.

Democracy passes into despotism.

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Justice is having and doing what is one's own

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.

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.

It is right to give every man his due.

It is right to give every man his due.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.

The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.