"I will not yield to any man..." - Quote by Socrates
I will not yield to any man contrary to what is right, for fear of death, even if I should die at once for not yielding.
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“Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.”
“The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.”
“I believe that close association with one who refuses to compromise with circumstances he does not like, is an asset that can never be measured in terms of money.”
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“What justice would there be to take this life? Justice, gentlemen? Why, I would just as soon put a hog in the electric chair as this.”
“Anyone may fairly seek his own advantage, but no one has a right to do so at another's expense.”
“Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.”