The abuse of buying and selling votes crept in and money began to play an important part in determining elections. Later on, this process of corruption spread to the law courts. And then to the army, and finally the Republic was subjected to the rule of emperors
The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.
Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.
Barba non facit philosophum
I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.
To fail to do good is as bad as doing harm.
The measure of a man is the way he bears up under misfortune.
The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.
Time is the wisest of all counselors.
Those who aim at great deeds must also suffer greatly.
The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.
The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart.
There are two sentences inscribed upon the Ancient oracle... "Know thyself" and "Nothing too much"; and upon these all other precepts depend.
For the mind does not require filling like a bottle, but rather, like wood, it only requires kindling to create in it an impulse to think independently and an ardent desire for the truth.
To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.
Proper listening is the foundation of proper living.
Our senses through ignorance of Reality, falsely tell us that what appears to be, is. FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
When Demaratus was asked whether he held his tongue because he was a fool or for want of words, he replied, "A fool cannot hold his tongue.
If you hate your enemies, you will contract such a vicious habit of mind that it will break out upon those who are your friends, or those who are indifferent to you.
No beast is more savage than man when possessed with power answerable to his rage.
The richest soil, if uncultivated, produces the rankest weeds.
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.
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