No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.

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• Protagoras:

  Let us hold our discussion together in our own persons, making trial of the truth and of ourselves.

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  Nothing is higher than the love of truth.

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  To live is shared by all, but not to be worthy of living.

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  Hunger for gold is made greater as more gold is acquired.

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