In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they…

Quote by Aristotle

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Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

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

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

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

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

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

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

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;...

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...

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are...

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are...

The soul never thinks without a picture.

The soul never thinks without a picture.