For the correct analogy for the mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.
Either is both, and Both is neither.
Were it only to learn benevolence to humankind, we should be merciful to other creatures.
The poor go to war, to fight and die for the delights, riches, and superfluities of others.
Knavery is the best defense against a knave.
If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.