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

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

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

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.

Nature does nothing in vain.

Nature does nothing in vain.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

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...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

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...

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Friendship is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

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

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

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

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 worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.