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> [And let no one suppose that I claim that just living can be taught for, in a word, I hold that there does not exist an art of the kind which can implant sobriety and justice into depraved natures. Nevertheless,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/and-let-no-one-suppose-that-i-claim-that-just-living-can-be-taught/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

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## More by Isocrates

> [“It was the principle of this Court that deterrent laws, however strict, are useless without positive moral discipline; that the happiness of citizens depends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/it-was-the-principle-of-this-court-that-deterrent-laws-however-strict/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [We should not call a city happy because it attracts masses of citizens from everywhere; a fortunate city is one in which the race…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/we-should-not-call-a-city-happy-because-it-attracts-masses-of/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [If all who are engaged in the profession of education were willing to state the facts instead of making greater promises than they can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/if-all-who-are-engaged-in-the-profession-of-education-were-willing-to/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [Be gracious to all men, but choose the best to be your friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/be-gracious-to-all-men-but-choose-the-best-to-be-your-friends/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [Oratory is good only if it has the qualities of fitness for the occasion, propriety of style, and originality of treatment, while in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/oratory-is-good-only-if-it-has-the-qualities-of-fitness-for-the/)

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> [Consider that nothing in human life is stable; for then you will not exult overmuch in prosperity, nor grieve overmuch in adversity. Rejoice over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/consider-that-nothing-in-human-life-is-stable-for-then-you-will-not/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [“Their successors, instead of ruling for the good of their subjects, tyrannize for their own; and they met with the fate of tyrants. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/their-successors-instead-of-ruling-for-the-good-of-their-subjects/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [Let there be but two occasions for speech - when the subject is one which you thoroughly know and when it is one on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/let-there-be-but-two-occasions-for-speech-when-the-subject-is-one/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [Whetstones are not themselves able to cut, but make iron sharp and capable of cutting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/whetstones-are-not-themselves-able-to-cut-but-make-iron-sharp-and/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [And let no one suppose that I claim that just living can be taught for, in a word, I hold that there does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/and-let-no-one-suppose-that-i-claim-that-just-living-can-be-taught/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [“Whom, then, do I call educated, since I exclude the arts and sciences and specialties? First, those who manage well the circumstances which they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/whom-then-do-i-call-educated-since-i-exclude-the-arts-and-sciences/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [It is not fitting that the evil produced by men should be imputed to things; let those bear the blame who make an ill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/it-is-not-fitting-that-the-evil-produced-by-men-should-be-imputed-to/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [So far has Athens left the rest of mankind behind in thought and expression that her pupils have become the teachers of the world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/so-far-has-athens-left-the-rest-of-mankind-behind-in-thought-and/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [“It is up-hill work to oppose our prejudices; we have a democracy, but freedom of speech is enjoyed only by the most foolish members…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/it-is-up-hill-work-to-oppose-our-prejudices-we-have-a-democracy-but/)

[Isocrates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isocrates/)

> [“Absolute power is universally coveted, though all know that an absolute ruler has an anxious life and usually a violent death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isocrates/absolute-power-is-universally-coveted-though-all-know-that-an/)

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