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Abstinence is the surety of temperance.

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The cause of all sins in every case lies in the person's excessive love of self.

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Madness comes from God, whereas sober sense is merely human.

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Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

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As long as I draw breath and am able, I won't give up practicing philosophy.

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Excellent things are rare.

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Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

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For the man who makes everything that leads to happiness, or near to it, to depend upon himself, and not upon other men, on whose good or evil actions his own doings are compelled to hinge,--such a one, I say, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation; this is the man of manly character and of wisdom.

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No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding.

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The good, of course, is always beautiful, and the beautiful never lacks proportion.

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Of all the Gods, Love is the best friend of humankind, the helper and healer of all ills that stand in the way of human happiness.

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If you are willing to reflect on the courage and moderation of other people, you will find them strange.

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A tyrant... is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

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Music is to the mind as air is to the body.

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To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

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The music masters familiarize children's minds with rhythms and melodies, thus making them more civilized, more balanced, better adjusted in themselves, and more capable in whatever they say or do, for rhythm and harmony are essential to the whole of life.

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Wonder is the feeling of the philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.

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Every serious man in dealing with really serious subjects carefully avoids writing. ... There does not exist, nor will there ever exist, any writing of mine dealing with this subject.

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Man is a being in search of meaning.

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I have hardly ever known a mathematician who was capable of reasoning.

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