Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.

Quote by Aristotle

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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common;...

It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common;...

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

The body is most fully developed [at] from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the...

The body is most fully developed [at] from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the...

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

Money can't buy you friends; but you do get a better class of enemies.

Money can't buy you friends; but you do get a better class of enemies.

Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.

Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.