Quotes by Phaedrus

"Submit to the present evil, lest a greater one befall you."

Phaedrus on evil   

"You will soon break the bow if you keep it always stretched."

Phaedrus on achievement
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"An alliance with a powerful person is never safe."

Phaedrus on agreement
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"The mind ought sometimes to be diverted, that it may return the better to thinking."

Phaedrus on amusement   

"The humble are in danger when those in power disagree."

Phaedrus on humility   

"I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty."

Phaedrus on liberty   

"Whoever is detected in a shameful fraud is ever after not believed even if they speak the truth."

Phaedrus on lies and lying
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"First appearance deceives many."

Phaedrus on appearance
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"Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden."

Phaedrus on appearance
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"In a change of masters the poor change nothing except their master's name."

Phaedrus on poverty and the poor   

"Success tempts many to their ruin."

Phaedrus on success   

"Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty."

Phaedrus on tenderness   

"Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength."

Phaedrus on wisdom   

"Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushed to excess they cause offense."

Phaedrus on wit