But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature ever seeks an end.

Quote by Aristotle

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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...

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.

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...

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

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...

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

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

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

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.