Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions.

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In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Hope is the dream of a waking man.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Well begun is half done.

Well begun is half done.

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures...

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.

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.

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,...

Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful,...

Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful,...

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

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...

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...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

There's a good chance you don't like me, but a even better chance I don't...

There's a good chance you don't like me, but a even better chance I don't...

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the...

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

It's been a struggle for me because I had a chance to be white and...

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are...

My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are...