Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Quote by Aristotle

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The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

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

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

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Beauty is the gift of God.

Beauty is the gift of God.

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

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...

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

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...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and...

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and...

Remember, if youre headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!

Remember, if youre headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns!