The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

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Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

Most men are within a finger's breadth of being mad.

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made...

A man once asked Diogenes what was the proper time for supper, and he made...

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I...

I am called a dog because I fawn on those who give me anything, I...

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly.

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

The sun, too, shines into cesspools and is not polluted.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk...

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk...

When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of...

When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that...

Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like...

Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like...

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

The mob is the mother of tyrants.

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the...

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.

I do not know whether there are gods, but there ought to be.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

Fear is the mother of foresight.

Fear is the mother of foresight.

I wish my mother had told me the same thing about horror movies and guys...

I wish my mother had told me the same thing about horror movies and guys...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true...

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and...

The Worldly Hope men set their Hearts upon Turns Ashes - or it prospers; and...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...

Every vice was once a virtue, and may become respectable again, just as hatred becomes...