Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Quote by Aristotle

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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

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...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young...

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young...

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

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...

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...

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...

Making music to me is so much more important than being a star. If I...

Making music to me is so much more important than being a star. If I...

All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the...

All our work, our whole life is a matter of semantics, because words are the...