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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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...

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

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

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

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...

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

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

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

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

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

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

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

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...

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of...

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of...

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.