“Le pouvoir est l'épreuve de l'homme.”
Livre V « Théorie de la justice », chapitre premier, §16
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The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
“Accept of things, having procured them by persuasion, not by force.”
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
as reported by Demetrius of Phalerum in Apophthegms of the Seven Sages, Loeb Classical Library, volume 525 Early Greek Philosophy, p. 137
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
“Speak of the Gods as they are.”
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
“Do not speak fast, for that shows folly.”
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
“Great riches come to many men by chance.”
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
“Do not praise an undeserving man because of his riches.”
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
“Whatever good fortune befalls you, attribute it to the gods.”
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers (c. 230)
