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

Quote by Aristotle

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Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less...

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less...

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...

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

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...

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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...

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

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

He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough...

He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

Power is the ability to do good things for others.

Power is the ability to do good things for others.

The People of Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution...

The People of Virginia declare and make known that the powers granted under the Constitution...