"It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little."
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"Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards."
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"The foundation of every state is the education of its youth."
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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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"Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly."
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"Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one."
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"Every science begins as philosophy and ends as art."
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"False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness."
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"Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature."
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"Reason, observation, and experience the holy trinity of science."
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