Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.

Quote by Aristotle

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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...

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

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

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

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

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

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

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...

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

Nature does nothing in vain.

Nature does nothing in vain.

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

Youth is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope.

Youth is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope.

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

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

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes : chance, nature, compulsion,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes : chance, nature, compulsion,...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up...

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

All that is necessary for evil to succeed is that good men do nothing

If you are never scared, embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take chances

If you are never scared, embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take chances