Society and the World

Are you not ashamed that you give your attention to acquiring as much money as possible, and similarly with reputation and honor, and give no attention or thought to truth and understanding and the perfection of your soul?

Any city however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich. These are at war with one another.

Any city however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich. These are at war with one another.

Any city however small, is in fact divided into two, one the city of the poor, the other of the rich. These are at war with one another.

An accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men

All who do evil and dishonorable things do them against their will.

All knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom.

All knowledge, when separated from justice and virtue, is seen to be cunning and not wisdom.

All learning is in the learner, not the teacher.

All learning has an emotional base.

All enquiry and all learning is but recollection.

Above all things truth beareth away the victory.

Age isn't easy for a good man if he's poor, nor will a bad man ever be cheerful with himself even if he's rich.

Age isn't easy for a good man if he's poor, nor will a bad man ever be cheerful with himself even if he's rich.

A sensible man will remember that the eyes may be confused in two ways - by a change from light to darkness or from darkness to light; and he will recognize that the same thing happens to the soul.

A measure of such things which in any degree falls short of the whole truth is not fair measure; for nothing imperfect is the measure of anything, although persons are too apt to be contented and think that they need search no further.

A principle which has any soundness should stand firm not only just now, but always.

A person's desires force him to something to reason and he berates himself and gets indignant with the part that forces him, and his spirit allies with reason as though reason and desire were at civil war.

A man ought not to return evil for evil, as many think, since at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbor.

A man ought not to return evil for evil, as many think, since at no time ought we to do an injury to our neighbor.

A library of wisdom, is more precious than all wealth, and all things that are desirable cannot be compared to it. Whoever therefore claims to be zealous of truth, of happiness, of wisdom or knowledge, must become a lover of books.

A freeman ought not to be a slave in the acquisition of knowledge of any kind. Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.