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Phronimos, possessing practical wisdom . But the only virtue special to a ruler is practical wisdom; all the others must be possessed, so it seems, both by rulers and ruled. The virtue of a person being ruled is not practical wisdom but correct opinion; he is rather like a person who makes the pipes, while the ruler is the one who can play them.

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Hippodamus, son of Euryphon, a native of Miletus, invented the art of planning and laid out the street plan of Piraeus.

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One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right time, posseses character worthy of our trust and admiration.

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For nature by the same cause, provided it remain in the same condition, always produces the same effect, so that either coming-to-be or passing-away will always result.

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In all things which have a plurality of parts, and which are not a total aggregate but a whole of some sort distinct from the parts, there is some cause.

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Nature does nothing in vain.

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To Thales the primary question was not what do we know, but how do we know it.

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Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.

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The more you know, the more you know you don't know.

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The greater the length, the more beautiful will the piece be by reason of its size, provided that the whole be perspicuous.

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The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.

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The avarice of mankind is insatiable.

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The soul never thinks without a picture.

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It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of thought.

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In the works of Nature, purpose, not accident, is the main thing.

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There are some jobs in which it is impossible for a man to be virtuous.

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He who sees things grow from the beginning will have the best view of them.

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It is not the possessions but the desires of mankind which require to be equalized.

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Men are divided between those who are as thrifty as if they would live forever, and those who are as extravagant as if they were going to die the next day.

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No one finds fault with defects which are the result of nature.

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