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In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless wild-beast nature, which peers out in sleep.
The right way to begin is to pay attention to the young, and make them just as good as possible.
It is best and easiest not to discredit others but to prepare oneself to be as good as possible.
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
The beginning is the most important part, especially when dealing with anything young and tender.
The Spirit is neither good nor bad, it runs where the wild heart leads" "Wisdom begins in wonder.
When you propose ridiculous things to believe, too many men will choose to believe nothing at all.
We shall be better, braver, and more active if we believe it right to look for what we don't know.
He is a man of courage who does not run away, but remains at his post and fights against the enemy.
A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle.
If you want to be a good saddler, saddle the worst horse; for if you can tame one, you can tame all.
The nearest way to glory a shortcut, as it were is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be.
Marry a good woman, and be happy the rest of your life. Or, marry a bad, and become a good philosopher
Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions, but those who kindly reprove thy faults.
I know you won't believe me, but the highest form of Human Excellence is to question oneself and others.
One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
One who is injured ought not to return the injury, for on no account can it be right to do an injustice.
Virtue does not come from wealth, but wealth, and every other good thing which men have comes from virtue.
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death. He and his are not neglected by the gods.
We can do nothing without the body, let us always take care that it is in the best condition to sustain us.
The highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an understanding of compassion.
True perfection is a bold quest to seek. Only the willing and true of heart will seek the betterment of many.
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
Often when looking at a mass of things for sale, he would say to himself, 'How many things I have no need of!'
When you want success as badly as you want the air, then you will get it. There is no other secret of success.
Whenever a number of individuals have a common name, we assume them to have also a corresponding idea or form.
May I consider the wise man rich, and may I have such wealth as only the self-restrained man can bear or endure.
Improve yourself by other men's writings thus attaining effortlessly what they acquired through great difficulty.
It is not difficult to avoid death. It is much more difficult to avoid wickedness, for it runs faster than death.
The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.
My friend...care for your psyche...know thyself, for once we know ourselves, we may learn how to care for ourselves
In every sort of danger there are various ways of winning through, if one is ready to do and say anything whatever.
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
Four things belong to a judge: to hear courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and to decide impartially.
The individual leads in order that those who are led can develop their potential as human beings and thereby prosper.
A free soul ought not to pursue any study slavishly, for nothing that is learned under compulsion stays with the mind.
It is better to make a mistake with full force of your being than to carefully avoid mistakes with a trembling spirit.
Let he who would move the world, first complete an environmental impact assessment and a 90-day public comment period.
One ought not to return injustice, nor do evil to anybody in the world, no matter what one may have suffered from them.
The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that runs faster than death.
By far the greatest and most admirable form of wisdom is that needed to plan and beautify cities and human communities.
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.
I will not yield to any man contrary to what is right, for fear of death, even if I should die at once for not yielding.
I believe that we cannot live better than in seeking to become better, nor more agreeably than having a clear conscience.
The cure of many diseases remains unknown to the physicians of Hellos (Greece) because they do not study the whole person.
Just as you ought not to attempt to cure eyes without head or head without body, so you should not treat body without soul.
Be of good cheer about death and know this as a truth, that no evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death
If I had engaged in politics, O men of Athens, I should have perished long ago, and done no good either to you or to myself.
The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection.
To fear death, gentlemen, is no other than to think oneself wise when one is not, to think one knows what one does not know.