It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed more superficial views; for these also contributed something, by developing before us the powers of…

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Poverty is the parent of revolution

Poverty is the parent of revolution

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all other things in...

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all other things in...

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Limits exist only in the mind

Limits exist only in the mind

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

Strange that the vanity which accompanies beauty - excusable, perhaps, when there is such great...

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

Nature does nothing in vain.

Nature does nothing in vain.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less...

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less...

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.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to...

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to...

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Time is the great art of man.

Time is the great art of man.

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...

To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our...