A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property, and vulgar employment.

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;...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the...

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.