There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.

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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...

If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.

If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals.

Love is a serious mental disease.

Love is a serious mental disease.

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to...

Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to...

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

How can you prove whether at this moment we are sleeping, and all our thoughts...

We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first...

We ought to esteem it of the greatest importance that the fictions which children first...

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...

It is right to give every man his due.

It is right to give every man his due.

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.

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in government, is to...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be...

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...

Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.

Justice means minding one's own business and not meddling with other men's concerns.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

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.

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

The first and best victory is to conquer self; to be conquered by self is...

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Abstinence is the surety of temperance

Mourning your abstinence from junk food is like mourning the loss of an enemy who...

Mourning your abstinence from junk food is like mourning the loss of an enemy who...

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.

Use do not abuse, neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.