Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which will not bear raillery is suspicious, and a jest which will not bear serious examination is false wit.

Quote by Aristotle

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The law is reason free from passion

The law is reason free from passion

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...

Happiness is the highest good, being a realization and perfect practice of virtue, which some...

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

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...

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

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

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

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

The one exclusive sign of thorough knowledge is the power of teaching.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning...

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning...

Borrow your wife's pink slippers just to go check the mail and everybody in the...

Borrow your wife's pink slippers just to go check the mail and everybody in the...