Excess of liberty, whether it lies in state or individuals, seems only to pass into excess of slavery.
They certainly give very strange names to diseases.
A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.
As it is, the lover of inquiry must follow his beloved wherever it may lead him.
The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men.
The matter is as it is in all other cases: if it is naturally in you to be a good orator, a notable orator you will be when you have acquired knowledge and practice ...
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
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