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

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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...

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.

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

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...

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...

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.

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...

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be...

Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be...

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good...

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

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.

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

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.

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

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...