Our city of Athens has so far surpassed other men in its wisdom and its power of expression that its pupils have become the teachers of the world. It has caused the name of Hellene to be regarded as no longer a mark of racial origin but of intelligence, so that men are called Hellenes because they have shared our common education rather than that they share in our common ethnic origin.
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Never emulate those who gain by injustice. If you be a lover of instruction, you will be well instructed. When you design to ask any one's advice, consider how he has acted in his own behalf.
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