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“The philosopher whose dealings are with divine order himself acquires the characteristics of order and divinity.”

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Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any.

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You may be sure, dear Crito, that inaccurate language is not only in itself a mistake: it implants evil in men's souls.

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“If men learn this, it will implant forgetfulness in their souls; they will cease to exercise memory because they rely on that which is…

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Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

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I do not think it is permitted that a better man be harmed by a worse.

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Any city, however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich; these are at…

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When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.

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“The love of man to woman is a thing common and of course, and at first partakes more of instinct and passion than of…

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Strange times are these in which we live when old and young are taught in falsehood's school, and the one man that dares to…

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“He was a wise man who invented God.”

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For let me tell you, that the more the pleasures of the body fade away, the greater to me is the pleasure and charm…

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“What shall we say about those spectators, then, who can see a plurality of beautiful things, but not beauty itself, and who are incapable…

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One of the key characteristics of the comic book medium is that it is not brought to life by just one voice.

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Those who know New York City primarily through tourism or mass culture may think of us natives as possessing certain shared characteristics, not all…

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Sometimes, Ms. Lane," he said, "one must break with one's past to embrace one's future. It is never an easy thing to do. It…

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Just because someone thinks they remember something in detail, with confidence and with emotion, does not mean that it actually happened, .. False memories…

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Consequently, citizen legislators, rotating back to their communities after a short period of public service—considered an indispensable and routine characteristic and design of representative…

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A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live fully in…

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Philanthropy is one of the most hopeful characteristics of our time.

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God has given this way of life to Israel: to abstain from everything which is contrary to nature, that is to say, anger, fits…

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The most significant moment will be when we stop referring to the hiring of qualified women (and racial, ethnic and religious minorities) as significant.…

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Iron and coal dominated everywhere, from grey to black: the black boots, the black stove-pipe hat, the black coach or carriage, the black iron…

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The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation. From the desperate city you go into the…

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I think it would be just to say the most essential characteristic of mind is memory, using this word in its broadest sense to…

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