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

Quote by Aristotle

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Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Man is naturally a political animal.

Man is naturally a political animal.

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

Man punishes the action, but God the intention

Man punishes the action, but God the intention

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...

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...

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...

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

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.

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...

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

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...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.