All men by nature desire to know.

Quote by Aristotle

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To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which...

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which...

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

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,...

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...

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

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...

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Poverty is the parent of revolution

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 moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

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...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...