Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal.

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Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

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...

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

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.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

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...

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.

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...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

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...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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...

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...

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.