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The true musician is attuned to a fairer harmony than that of the lyre... for he truly has in his own life a harmony of words and deeds arranged in the Dorian mode. Such a one makes me joyous with the sound of his voice, so eager am I in drinking in his words.

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Do not use compulsion, but let early education be rather a sort of amusement.

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As it is, lovers of inquiry must follow their beloved wherever it may lead.

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We understand why children are afraid of darkness ... but why are men afraid of light?

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Our need will be the real creator.

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And isn't it a bad thing to be deceived about the truth, and a good thing to know what the truth is? For I assume that by knowing the truth you mean knowing things as they really are.

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When the mind's eye rests on objects illuminated by truth and reality, it understands and comprehends them, and functions intelligently; but when it turns to the twilight world of change and decay, it can only form opinions, its vision is confused and its beliefs shifting, and it seems to lack intelligence.

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Neither human wisdom nor divine inspiration can confer upon man any greater blessing than this [live a life of happiness and harmony here on earth].

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Wealth and poverty; one is the parent of luxury and indolence, and the other of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.

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Better to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of all misfortune.

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I'm trying to think, don't confuse me with facts.

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Laws are partly formed for the sake of good men, in order to instruct them how they may live on friendly terms with one another, and partly for the sake of those who refuse to be instructed, whose spirit cannot be subdued, or softened, or hindered from plunging into evil.

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Men of sound sense have Law for their god, but men without sense Pleasure.

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It is not noble to return evil for evil, at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbors.

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The God of Love lives in a state of need.

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One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

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In order to seek one's own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.

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Truthfulness. He will never willingly tolerate an untruth, but will hate it as much as he loves truth... And is there anything more closely connected with wisdom than truth?

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Wisdom always makes men fortunate: for by wisdom no man could ever err, and therefore he must act rightly and succeed, or his wisdom would be wisdom no longer.

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Philosophy begins in wonder.

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