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Where the speech is corrupted, the mind is also.Seneca
Man...is a tame or civilized animal; never the less, he requires proper instruction and a fortunate nature, and then of all animals he becomes the most divine and most civilized; but if he be insufficiently or ill- educated he is the most savage of earthly creatures.Plato
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.Plutarch
As soon as any man says of the affairs of the State "What does it matter to me?" the State may be given up for lost.Jean Jacques Rousseau
To be feared is to fear: no one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.Seneca
If one has no vanity in this life of ours, there is no sufficient reason for living.Leo Tolstoy
In so far as the mind is stronger than the body, so are the ills contracted by the mind more severe than those contracted by the body.Cicero
Virtue and genuine graces in themselves speak what no words can utter.William Shakespeare
Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.Arthur Brisbane
Your face is a book, where men may read strange matters.William Shakespeare