They who have a care of their souls, and do not merely live in the fashions of the body, say farewell to all this; they will not walk in the ways of the blind: and when philosophy offers them purification and release from evil, they feel that they ought not resist her influence, and to her they incline, and whither she leads they follow her. The Trials Of Socrates
When stepped on, the worm curls up. That is a clever thing to do. Thus it reduces its chances of being stepped on again. In the language of morality: humility. Twilight of the Idols
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. The Art Of War
War being the greatest of evils, all its accessories necessarily partake of the same character. Omoo
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