Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Quote by Aristotle

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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

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...

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...

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

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...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure...

We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure...

I must confess that I am interested in leisure in the same way that a...

I must confess that I am interested in leisure in the same way that a...