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Nature forms us for ourselves, not for others; to be, not to seem.

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 Nature forms us for ourselves, not for others; to be, not to seem.

Jan 24,2024

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Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

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 Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself.

Jan 18,2023

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For my own part, I cannot without grief see so much as an innocent beast pursued and killed that has no defense, and from

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 For my own part, I cannot without grief see so much as an innocent beast pursued and killed that has no defense, and from

Dec 08,2022

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Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen.

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 Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen.

Dec 05,2021

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A man must be a little mad if he does not want to be even more stupid.

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 A man must be a little mad if he does not want to be even more stupid.

Apr 18,2021

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Every other knowledge is harmful to him who does not have knowledge of goodness.

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 Every other knowledge is harmful to him who does not have knowledge of goodness.

Feb 15,2021

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The day of your birth leads you to death as well as to life.

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 The day of your birth leads you to death as well as to life.

Dec 31,2020

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There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing,

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 There is nothing more notable in Socrates than that he found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and dancing,

Nov 07,2020

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