All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Quote by Aristotle

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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 mother of revolution and crime is poverty

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

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.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

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;...

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 give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

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...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the...

No notice is taken of a little evil, but when it increases it strikes the...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...

Good art is art that allows you to enter it from a variety of angles...