All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

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Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

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

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

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

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.

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...

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

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;...

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

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...

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of...

A tragedy is a representation of an action that is whole and complete and of...