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There is only a finger's difference between a wise man and a fool.

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Virtue cannot dwell with wealth either in a city or in a house.
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I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
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Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?
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The art of being a slave is to rule one's master.
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Lust is a strong tower of mischief, and hath in it many defenders, as neediness, anger, paleness, discord, love, and longing.
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When asked what was the proper time for supper: If you are a rich man, whenever you please and if you are a poor man, whenever you can.
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Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.
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He was breakfasting in the marketplace, and the bystanders gathered round him with cries of dog. It is you who are dogs, cried he, when you stand round and watch me at my breakfast.
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When some one reminded him that the people of Sinope had sentenced him to exile, he said, And I sentenced them to stay at home.
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If I lack awareness, then why should I care what happens to me when I am dead?
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Even if I am but a pretender to wisdom, that in itself is philosophy.
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When the slave auctioneer asked in what he was proficient, he replied, In ruling people.
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The health and vigor necessary for the practice of what is good, depend equally on both mind and body.
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Aren't you ashamed, you who walk backward along the whole path of existence, and blame me for walking backward along the path of the promenade?
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To become self-educated you should condemn yourself for all those things that you would criticize others.
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