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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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up...

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...

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...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away,...

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

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,...

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.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous....

Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous....

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?

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

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

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of...

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by...

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by...

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,...

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

The gods' service is tolerable, man's intolerable.

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...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...

There's a victory, and defeat; the first and best of victories, the lowest and worst...