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A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.

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Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.

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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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Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.

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For good nurture and education implant good constitutions.

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Then as for those who gaze upon many beautiful things but don't see the beautiful itself, and aren't even capable of following someone else who leads ...more

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To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might ha...more

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

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No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.