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“Many things prevent knowledge, including the obscurity of the subject and the brevity of human life”

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Man is the measure of all things.

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As to gods, I have no way of knowing either that they exist or do not exist, or what they are like.

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When it comes to consideration of how to do well in running the city, which must proceed entirely through justice and soundness of mind.

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