He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.

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Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

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...

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

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...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

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

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

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

To enjoy the things we ought, and to hate the things we ought, has the...

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream

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;...

The law is reason free from passion

The law is reason free from passion

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...

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

Words that do not match deeds are unimportant

Words that do not match deeds are unimportant

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...

To be alive at all involves some risk.

To be alive at all involves some risk.