Plato

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of read more

To prefer evil to good is not in human nature; and when a man is compelled to choose one of two evils, no one will choose the greater when he might have the less.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, read more

Moderation, which consists in an indifference about little things, and in a prudent and well-proportioned zeal about things of importance, can proceed from nothing but true knowledge, which has its foundation in self-acquaintance.

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.

This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.