For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.

Quote by Aristotle

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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...

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Bad men are full of repentance.

Bad men are full of repentance.

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;...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from 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.

The soul can not think without a picture.

The soul can not think without a picture.

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

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...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

Being drunk is a good disguise. I drink so I can talk to assholes. This...

Being drunk is a good disguise. I drink so I can talk to assholes. This...

Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.

Shoulder the sky, my lad, and drink your ale.