"Since I am convinced that I wrong no one, I am not likely to wrong myself."
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"The perfect human being is all human beings put together, it is a collective, it is all of us together that make perfection."
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"There is but one evil, ignorance."
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"All thinking begins with wondering"
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"Admitting one's ignorance is the first step in acquiring knowledge."
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"The misuse of language induces evil in the soul."
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"The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms."
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"Beauty comes first. Victory is secondary. What matters is joy."
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"Man's life is like a drop of dew on a leaf."
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"What a lot of things I don't need."
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"Wisest is he who knows he knows not."
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"If a man comes to the door of poetry untouched by the madness of the Muses, believing that technique alone will make him a good poet, he and his sane compositions never reach perfection, but are utterly eclipsed by the performances of the inspired madman."
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"How many things are there which I do not want."
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"A man can no more make a safe use of wealth without reason than he can of a horse without a bridle."
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"I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean."
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"Flattery is like a painted armor; only for show."
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"Nothing is to be preferred before justice."
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"The right way to begin is to pay attention to the young, and make them just as good as possible."
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"The soul then, as being immortal, and having been born again many times, and having seen all things that exist, whether in this world or in the world below, has knowledge of them all . . . all enquiry and all learning is but recollection."
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"All things in moderation, including moderation."
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