In Every One Of Us There Are Two Ruling And Directing Principles, Whose Guidance We Follow Wherever They May Lead

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In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose
guidance we follow wherever they may lead; the one being an innate
desire of pleasure; the other, an acquired judgment which aspires after
excellence.
--Socrates (469-399 B.C.), Greek philosopher. Quoted in: Plato,
Phaedrus.

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