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Plato Quotes: To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.
         

To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat.


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