What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colors which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose

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Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.

Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.

Wisdom alone is the science of other sciences.

One man cannot practice many arts with success.

One man cannot practice many arts with success.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

There is no such thing as a lovers' oath.

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...

Man - a being in search of meaning.

Man - a being in search of meaning.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

I would fain grow old learning many things.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by...

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

To the rulers of the state then, if to any, it belongs of right to...

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.

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

Man never legislates, but destinies and accidents, happening in all sorts of ways, legislate in...

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Someday, in the distant future, our grandchildren's grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our...

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Better a little which is well done, than a great deal imperfectly.

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical...

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Books are immortal sons deifying their sires

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Upon books the collective education of the race depends; they are the sole instruments of...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...

Generally speaking, men are influenced by books which clarify their own thought, which express their...