Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Quote by Aristotle

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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...

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

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

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

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...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

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;...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

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...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Limits exist only in the mind

Limits exist only in the mind

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

I decided to teach because I think that any person who studies philosophy has to...

Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved...

Almost all the noblest things that have been achieved in the world, have been achieved...

You cant fight in here, this is the War Room!

You cant fight in here, this is the War Room!

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us;...

Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us;...