In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be done, but rather the doing of it. It is not enough to know about Virtue, then, but we must endeavor to possess it, and to…

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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;...

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

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...

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

The law is reason free from passion

The law is reason free from passion

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.

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.

Beauty is the gift of God.

Beauty is the gift of God.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do...

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do...

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

The law is reason, free from passion.

The law is reason, free from passion.

Bad men are full of repentance.

Bad men are full of repentance.