Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit … - Plato

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That which happens to the soil when it ceases to be cultivated by the social man happens to man himself when he foolishly forsakes society for solitude; the brambles grow up in his desert heart.

Plato

Just as bees make honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so do the wise profit from the most difficult of experiences.

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He who is of a calm and happy nature, will hardly feel the pressure of age

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Hardly any human being is capable of pursuing two professions or two arts rightly.

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Live enough of what you've always dreamed of doing, and there's no room left for feeling bad.

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Intelligent or not, we all make mistakes and perhaps the intelligent mistakes are the worst, because so much careful thought has gone into them.

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