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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All men by nature desire knowledge.

All men by nature desire knowledge.

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...

Adventure is worthwhile.

Adventure is worthwhile.

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

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

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

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

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

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 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...

It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common;...

It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common;...

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...

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

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

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like...

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers...

Critics are sentinels in the grand army of letters, stationed at the corners of newspapers...