If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in government to the utmost.

Quote by Aristotle

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Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

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

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

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

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...

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

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...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be...

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the...

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

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...

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.