Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for this reason the good has rightly been declared to be that at which all things aim.

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Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through...

Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through...

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...

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

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.

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to...

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to...

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...

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

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...

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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

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

The soul never thinks without a picture.

The soul never thinks without a picture.

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...