“Socrates: “The corruption of the best things are the worst things.” Or, “The best, when corrupted, become the worst.” As one of your English poets has said, “Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.”
― The Best Things in Life: A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth the Good Life
― The Best Things in Life: A Contemporary Socrates Looks at Power, Pleasure, Truth the Good Life
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