Most people would rather get than give affection

Quote by Aristotle

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Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit.

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

The law is reason free from passion

The law is reason free from passion

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

Happiness is activity.

Happiness is activity.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough...

He who can be, and therefore is, another's, and he who participates in reason enough...

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 bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

Limits exist only in the mind

Limits exist only in the mind

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The military is a close-knit community and the loss of a brother in arms cuts...

The military is a close-knit community and the loss of a brother in arms cuts...

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care...

Law; an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care...