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It makes no difference whether a good man has defrauded a bad man, or a bad man defrauded a good man, or whether a good or bad man has committed adultery: the law can look only to the amount of damage done.

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In [the soul] one part naturally rules, and the other is subject, and the virtue of the ruler we maintain to be different from that of the subject; the one being the virtue of the rational, and the other of the irrational part. Now, it is obvious that the same principle applies generally, and therefore almost all things rule and are ruled according to nature.

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...in this way the structure of the universe- I mean, of the heavens and the earth and the whole world- was arranged by one harmony through the blending of the most opposite principles.

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No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world.

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If, then, there is some end of the things we do, which we desire for its own sake (everything else being desired for the sake of this), and if we do not choose everything for the sake of something else (for at that rate the process would go on to infinity, so that our desire would be empty and vain), clearly this must be the good and the chief good.

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In order to be effective you need not only virtue but also mental strength.

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By 'life,' we mean a thing that can nourish itself and grow and decay.

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The law is reason unaffected by desire.

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Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

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For we do not think that we know a thing until we are acquainted with its primary conditions or first principles, and have carried our analysis as far as its simplest elements.

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No science ever defends its first principles.

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A right election can only be made by those who have knowledge.

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

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Experience has shown that it is difficult, if not impossible, for a populous state to be run by good laws.

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The ultimate end...is not knowledge, but action. To be half right on time may be more important than to obtain the whole truth too late.

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When you are lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be your counselor in war

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Wicked men obey out of fear. good men, out of love

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The many are more incorruptible than the few; they are like the greater quantity of water which is less easily corrupted than a little.

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The worst thing about slavery is that the slaves eventually get to like it.

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