At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst.

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All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the...

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the...

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.

Happiness is a sort of action.

Happiness is a sort of action.

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...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

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

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

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

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

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things...

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things...

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to...

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to...

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,...

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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

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

Beauty is the gift of God.

Beauty is the gift of God.

Beauty is everything. Love is innocent. A future with the perfect man is life.

Beauty is everything. Love is innocent. A future with the perfect man is life.

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that...

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.

In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments; there are consequences.