Most people would rather give than get affection.

Quote by Aristotle

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In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

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...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

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

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

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

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

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

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be...

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be...