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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Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

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...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

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...

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

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...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which...

Humor is the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor; for a subject which...

The soul can not think without a picture.

The soul can not think without a picture.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

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

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

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

The best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...