“ The most disadvantageous peace is better than the most just war. ”
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“ Education is of far greater importance than heredity in forming character. ”
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“ Do not be guilty of possessing a library of learned books while lacking learning yourself. ”
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“ The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is. ”
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“ The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is. ”
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“ Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theologians. ”
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“ The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth ”
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“ Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theologians. ”
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“ The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth ”
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“ Only a very few can be learned, but all can be Christian, all can be devout, and – I shall boldly add – all can be theologians. ”
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“ When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes. ”
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“ When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes. ”
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“ Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering. ”
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“ Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering. ”
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“ The more ignorant, reckless and thoughtless a doctor is, the higher his reputation soars even amongst powerful princes. ”
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“ Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another. ”
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“ Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders. ”
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“ If you look at history you'll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict. ”
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“ It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. ”
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“ They take unbelievable pleasure in the hideous blast of the hunting horn and baying of the hounds. Dogs dung smells sweet as cinnamon to them. ”
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“ War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it. ”
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“ As an example of just how useless these philosophers are for any practice in life there is Socrates himself, the one and only wise man, according to the Delphic Oracle. Whenever he tried to do anything in public he had to break off amid general laughter… ”
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“ When I get a little money, I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. ”
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