“He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”
Power“He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.”
Age“He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power.”
Power“The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.”
Best“The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.”
Education“They certainly give very strange names to diseases.”
Medical“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.”
Fear“Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence.”
Parenting“Entire ignorance is not so terrible or extreme an evil, and is far from being the greatest of all too much cleverness and too much learning, accompanied with ill bringing-up, are far more fatal.”
Knowledge“There is no harm in repeating a good thing.”
Good“Know one knows whether death, which people fear to be the greatest evil, may not be the greatest good.”
Death“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.”
Imagination“All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one Workman and however we deceive ourselves, as dear unto God is the poor peasant as the mighty prince.”
God“A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.”
Good“Courage is a kind of salvation.”
Courage“Must not all things at the last be swallowed up in death?”
Death“Apply yourself both now and in the next life. Without effort, you cannot be prosperous. Though the land be good, You cannot have an abundant crop without cultivation.”
Good“Knowledge without justice ought to be called cunning rather than wisdom.”
Knowledge“Philosophy is the highest music.”
Music“Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge.”
Knowledge“I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident they came by work.”
Work“Excess generally causes reaction, and produces a change in the opposite direction, whether it be in the seasons, or in individuals, or in governments.”
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