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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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...

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

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...

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;...

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way.

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...

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

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

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

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...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

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

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

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...

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

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

If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning.

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

To love rightly is to love what is orderly and beautiful in an educated and...

Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then...

Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then...

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.

There is no sincerer love than the love of food.