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... better than that which is mani- fest . Fr. II , “ The king to whom belongs the shrine at Delphi neither publishes nor conceals but shadows forth the truth . Fr. 12 , “ The Sibyl , uttering with frenzied mouth words unmirthful ...
... better than that which is mani- fest . Fr. II , “ The king to whom belongs the shrine at Delphi neither publishes nor conceals but shadows forth the truth . Fr. 12 , “ The Sibyl , uttering with frenzied mouth words unmirthful ...
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... better than silence , ' ( Stob . Flor . XXXIV . 7 ) . ' Be sleepless in the things of the 1 The statement of Cicero and others that Pythagoras held the human soul to be a portion of the Divine soul ( Cato M. 78 ) is not confirmed by the ...
... better than silence , ' ( Stob . Flor . XXXIV . 7 ) . ' Be sleepless in the things of the 1 The statement of Cicero and others that Pythagoras held the human soul to be a portion of the Divine soul ( Cato M. 78 ) is not confirmed by the ...
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... better for a man to find fault with himself than with his neigh- bour . ' Fr. 100 , ' Reverence thyself no less than thy neighbours , and be equally on thy guard against wrong- 1 * Ανθρωποι τύχης εἴδωλον ἐπλάσαντο , πρόφασιν ἰδίης ...
... better for a man to find fault with himself than with his neigh- bour . ' Fr. 100 , ' Reverence thyself no less than thy neighbours , and be equally on thy guard against wrong- 1 * Ανθρωποι τύχης εἴδωλον ἐπλάσαντο , πρόφασιν ἰδίης ...
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... better course . ' Fr. 132 , ' Education is an ornament in prosperity , a refuge in adversity . ' Fr. 138 , ' Adver- sity is the only teacher of fools . ' Fr. 142 , ' Do not seek to know all things , or you will be ignorant of all things ...
... better course . ' Fr. 132 , ' Education is an ornament in prosperity , a refuge in adversity . ' Fr. 138 , ' Adver- sity is the only teacher of fools . ' Fr. 142 , ' Do not seek to know all things , or you will be ignorant of all things ...
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... better . The enlightened men who came forward to supply this demand called themselves by the name of Sophists , or professors of wisdom . They were the first who made a profession of the higher education , and some of them amassed ...
... better . The enlightened men who came forward to supply this demand called themselves by the name of Sophists , or professors of wisdom . They were the first who made a profession of the higher education , and some of them amassed ...
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