"Always when you are about to say anything,……" — Isocrates
"Always when you are about to say anything, first weigh it in your mind; for with many the tongue outruns the thought."
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19 Quotes by Isocrates
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- So far has Athens left the rest of mankind behind in thought and expression that her pupils have become the…
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- But I marvel when I observe these men setting themselves up as instructors of youth who cannot see that they…
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- Make no man your friend before inquiring how he has used his former friends; for you must expect him to…
- Conduct yourself towards your parents as you would have your children conduct themselves towards you.
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