In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech.

Quote by Aristotle

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Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Happiness is activity.

Happiness is activity.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

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...

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us,...

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

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...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to...

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to...

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...

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

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

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...

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;...

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...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are...

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.