A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold.

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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...

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

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...

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

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...

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...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

No man was ever so completely skilled in the conduct of life, as not to...

Middle Age - Later than you think and sooner than you expect.

Middle Age - Later than you think and sooner than you expect.

I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said...

I came in here and a fella asked me to have a drink. I said...