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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,...

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions

Philosophy is the highest music.

Philosophy is the highest music.

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...

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is...

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.

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery...

Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery...

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

Courage is knowing what not to fear.

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...

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Courage is a kind of salvation.

Even the gods love jokes.

Even the gods love jokes.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till...

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till...

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,...

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

Rhetoric is the art of ruling the minds of men.

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

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

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.

It is right to give every man his due.

It is right to give every man his due.