Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.

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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Happiness is activity.

Happiness is activity.

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...

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

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

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

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means...

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means...

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Most people would rather get than give affection

Most people would rather get than give affection

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she...

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she...