“But where were the Brahmans, where the priests, where the wise men or penitents, who had succeeded in not just knowing this deepest of all knowledge but also to live it?” Siddhartha
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know. Essays
The surest way for those who want to rule is praising moderation, talking of peace and quiet. Oedipus
Search men's governing principles, and consider the wise, what they shun and what they cleave to. Book IV
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