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The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom.
Plato on moderation

Pleasure is the bait of sin.
Plato on pleasure

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.
Plato on poetry

Poetry comes nearer to vital truth than history.
Plato on poetry

When there is an income tax, the just man will pay more and the unjust l
Plato on taxes

The beginning is the most important part of the work.
Plato on work

Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence.
David Ben-Gurion on independence

Managing senior programmers is like herding cats.
Dave Platt on cats

Keep what you have; the known evil is best.
Titus Maccius Plautus on change

Conquered, we conquer.
Titus Maccius Plautus on conquer

He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
Titus Maccius Plautus on death

Bad conduct soils the finest ornament more than filth.
Titus Maccius Plautus on evil

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
Titus Maccius Plautus on friendship

He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
Titus Maccius Plautus on greed

In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.
Titus Maccius Plautus on moderation

There's no such thing, you know, as picking out the best woman: it's only a question of comparative badness, brother.
Titus Maccius Plautus on women

With man, most of his misfortunes are occasioned by man.
Pliny the Elder on adversity

Water continually dropping will wear hard rocks hollow.
Plutarch on perseverance

Philosophy is the art of living.
Plutarch on philosophy

It were better to have no opinion of God at all than such a one as is unworthy of him; for the one is only belief - the other contempt.
Plutarch on religion