The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.

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Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

Not to help justice in her need would be an impiety.

To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full...

To go to the world below, having a soul which is like a vessel full...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman;...

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...

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

The most virtuous are those who content themselves with being virtuous without seeking to appear...

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

Every king springs from a race of slaves, and every slave had kings among his...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

And now I depart hence condemned by you to suffer the penalty of death, and...

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

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...

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.

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.

Science is nothing but perception.

Science is nothing but perception.

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 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.

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is...

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

For neither birth, nor wealth, nor honors, can awaken in the minds of men the...

Love is not love, Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover...

Love is not love, Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover...

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.