“Wise kings generally have wise counselors and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.”
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Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.
When I look upon seamen, men of science and philosophers, man is the wisest of all beings when I look upon priests and prophets nothing is as contemptible as man.
Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.