“Wherefore each of you, when his turn comes, must go down to the general underground abode, and get the habit of seeing in the dark.” Republic
The art of life is more like the wrestler's art than the dancer's, in respect of this, that it should stand ready and firm to meet onsets which are sudden and unexpected. Book VII
Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice. Hamlet
"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?" The Analects of Confucius
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