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

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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a...

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a...

It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.

It is a common saying, and in everybody's mouth, that life is but a sojourn.

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

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.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Necessity, who is the mother of invention.

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that...

Virtue is relative to the actions and ages of each of us in all that...

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

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 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.

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...

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with...

The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with...

He was a wise man who invented beer.

He was a wise man who invented beer.

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

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

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

The law is above the law, you know

The law is above the law, you know

Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being,...

Law is merely the expression of the will of the strongest for the time being,...