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To be curious about that which is not one's concern while still in ignorance of oneself is ridiculous.

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Much sleep is not required by nature, either for our souls or bodies, or for the action in which they are concerned.

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What a handsome face he had: but if he were naked you would forget he had a face, he is so beautiful in every way.

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Through obedience learn to command.

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I must yield to you, for you are irresistible.

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The first step in learning is the destruction of human conceit.

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Madness is a divine release of the soul from the yoke of custom and convention.

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The contemplation of beauty causes the soul to grow wings.

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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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The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the Soul in another person.

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The heaviest penalty for deciding to engage in politics is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself.

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If there were only some way of contriving that a state or an army should be made up of lovers and their beloved, they would be the very best governors of their own city, abstaining from all dishonour, and emulating one another in honour; and when fighting at each other's side, although a mere handful, they would overcome the world. For what lover would not choose rather to be seen by all mankind than by his beloved, either when abandoning his post or throwing away his arms? He would be ready to die a thousand deaths rather than endure this.

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When there is crime in society, there is no justice.

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Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable.

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In one sense it is evident that the art of kingship does include the art of lawmaking. But the political ideal is not full authority for laws but rather full authority for a man who understands the art of kingship and has kingly ability.

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If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life.

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Man is a wingless animal with two feet and flat nails.

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Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another.

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He is unworthy of the name of man who is ignorant of the fact that the diagonal of a square is incommensurable with its side.

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Truth is the beginning of every good to the gods, and of every good to man.

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