To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory — to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory — to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory — to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory — to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory — to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
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To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory

— to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
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Love releases us into the realm of divine imagination, where the soul is expanded and reminded of its unearthly cravings — Thomas Moore, Care of the Soul: Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life
Ah, mate. My soul loves yours. It does. But this lifetime, my body won’t get on board. — Molly Ringle, Immortal's Spring
The Muse herself makes some men inspired, from whom a chain of other men is strung out who catch their own inspiration f — Plato
Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence makes wealth and everything else good for men, both individually — Socrates, Apology
Keenness is dangerous but also rebirth of thought and mind. Complacency is the death of ideals. Always stay keen. — Ursula Tillmann, Plato in the Mountains: It's All Greed to Me
There is nothing which for my part I like better, Cephalus, than conversing with aged men; for I regard them as travelle — Plato, The Republic
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There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot. — Plato
As it is, the lover of inquiry must follow his beloved wherever it may lead him. — Plato, Euthyphro
Valuing names as they do, Realists are sparing with them. They are likely to be known only as Joe or Bill or Plato. And — Alexei Panshin, The Thurb Revolution