Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.

Quote by Aristotle

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

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

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

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...

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

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

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...

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 ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

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.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.

What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.

What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies.

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

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 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...

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

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

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

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...