No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

Quote by Aristotle

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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...

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

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

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

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

The end of labor is to gain leisure.

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Homer has taught all other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

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...

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to...

The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to...

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...

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy...

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy...

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

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...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...