"It is beautiful to wish to add..." - Quote by Plato
It is beautiful to wish to add another's light to your own.
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“Those who are not schooled and practised in truth [who are not honest and upright men] can never manage aright the government, nor yet can those who spend their lives as closet philosophers; because the former have no high purpose to guide their actions, while the latter keep aloof from public life.”
“Much sleep is not required by nature, either for our souls or bodies, or for the action in which they are concerned.”
“Those who refuse to engage in politics will be led by their inferiors”
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“To be uncertain is to be uncomfortable, but to be certain is to be ridiculous.”
“If aught I have said is truth, that truth shall reveal itself in a clearer voice, and in words more kin to your thoughts.”
“I don't have to tell you it goes without saying there are some things better left unsaid. I think that speaks for itself. The less said about it the better.”
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“Tough times teach trust.”
“I not only could not stifle controversy among your readers.. I welcome it. This Administration intends to be candid about its errors; for as a wise man once said: "An error does not become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." We intend to accept full responsibility for our errors; and we expect you to point them out when we miss them.”
“When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960's, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.”