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george long. superior to the other threads . But I wish to be purple , that small part which is bright , and makes all the rest appear graceful and beautiful . Why then do you tell me to make myself like the many ? and if I do , how ...
george long. superior to the other threads . But I wish to be purple , that small part which is bright , and makes all the rest appear graceful and beautiful . Why then do you tell me to make myself like the many ? and if I do , how ...
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... wish . What then does Chrysippus teach us ? The reply is , to know that these things are not false , from which happi- ness comes and tranquillity arises . Take my books , and you will learn how true and conformable to nature are the ...
... wish . What then does Chrysippus teach us ? The reply is , to know that these things are not false , from which happi- ness comes and tranquillity arises . Take my books , and you will learn how true and conformable to nature are the ...
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... wish that I were now by his side to remind him of what he said when he was passing this way , and to tell him how much better a seer I am than he is . Well then do I say that man is an animal made for doing nothing ? 3 Certainly not ...
... wish that I were now by his side to remind him of what he said when he was passing this way , and to tell him how much better a seer I am than he is . Well then do I say that man is an animal made for doing nothing ? 3 Certainly not ...
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... wish your relations to be so affectionate , and all the rest , children and wife , as to leave you alone and deserted ? By no means . And would you wish to be so loved by your own that through their excessive affection you would always ...
... wish your relations to be so affectionate , and all the rest , children and wife , as to leave you alone and deserted ? By no means . And would you wish to be so loved by your own that through their excessive affection you would always ...
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... wish for things to happen as I inconsiderately like , this appears to be not only not noble , but even most base . For how do we proceed in the matter of writing ? Do I wish to write the name of Dion as I choose ? No , but I am taught ...
... wish for things to happen as I inconsiderately like , this appears to be not only not noble , but even most base . For how do we proceed in the matter of writing ? Do I wish to write the name of Dion as I choose ? No , but I am taught ...
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