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" Necessity... the mother of invention. "
Plato
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" There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot. "
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" No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding. "
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" Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. "
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" He who steals a little steals with the same wish as he who steals much, but with less power. "
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" Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. "
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" When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader. "
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" When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust less on the same amount of income. "
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" Philosophy is the highest music. "
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" There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain. "
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" One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. "
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" Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety. "
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" The highest reach of injustice is to be deemed just when you are not. "
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