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

Quote by Aristotle

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

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

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...

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

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

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

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as...

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as...

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...

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

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...

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the...

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the...

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will...

If we do not abolish war on this earth, then surely one day war will...

There is no peace among equals because equality doesn't exist in this universe. Either one...

There is no peace among equals because equality doesn't exist in this universe. Either one...

We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the...

We assume that politicians are without honor. We read their statements trying to crack the...

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it...

Thanks to television, for the first time the young are seeing history made before it...