![]() ![]() Goyō Hashiguchi – Japanese Woodblock Artist – Ukiyo-e.“ Sappho and Alcaeus” by Lawrence Alma-Tadema.Portrait of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius.“ The Sailor’s Wedding” by Richard Caton Woodville.“ The Duel After the Masquerade” by Jean-Léon Gérôme.“I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.” “As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him, and the latter take him to task.” “Wise kings generally have wise counselors, and he must be a wise man himself who is capable of distinguishing one.” “Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.” “In a rich man’s house, there is no place to spit but his face.” “Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves?” “Man is the most intelligent of the animals – and the silliest.” “We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.” “What I like to drink most is the wine that belongs to others.” “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.” ![]()
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