“Then justice is the art which gives good to friends and evil to enemies.” Republic
“They ought to be dangerous to their enemies, and gentle to their friends; if not, they will destroy themselves without waiting for their enemies to destroy them.” Republic
If happiness lay in bodily pleasures, we would call oxen happy when they find vetch to eat. Fragments
“Experience had proven that for about forty days, through gradually intensified publicity, you could go on stimulating a city’s interest, but beyond that time there was no audience.” A Hunger Artist
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