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All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman; and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the ...more

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The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

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Nothing can be more absurd than the practice that prevails in our country of men and women not following the same pursuits with all their strengths an...more

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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

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Death is not the worst that can happen to men.

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Wise men speak because they have something to say Fools because they have to say something.

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The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life

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

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For once touched by love, everyone becomes a poet

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A poet, you see, is a light thing, and winged and holy, and cannot compose before he gets inspiration and loses control of his senses and his reason h...more

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The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.

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There are three classes of men-lovers of wisdom lovers of honour lovers of gain.

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

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He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act

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Calligraphy is a geometry of the soul which manifests itself physically.