Today Quotes
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You cannot conceive the many without the one.Plato, Dialogues, Parmenides
The greatest penalty of evildoing - namely, to grow into the likeness of bad men.Plato, Dialogues, Theatetus
You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.Plato, Dialogues, Theatetus
Have I inadvertently said some evil thing?Phocion, from Plutarch, Apothegms
[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.Diogenes the Cynic, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Liars when they speak the truth are not believed.Aristotle, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Hope is a waking dream.Aristotle, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.Aristotle, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
I have gained this by philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law.Aristotle, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
Education is the best provision for old age.Aristotle, from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers