In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

Quote by Aristotle

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Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

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...

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your...

The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your...

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

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...

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

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

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

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

Youth is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope.

Youth is easily deceived, because it is quick to hope.

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

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...

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...

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough...

He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough...

At his best man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

At his best man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our...

Waking up with the chickens

Waking up with the chickens