Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other qua good, and they are good in themselves.

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No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

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...

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...

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Poverty is the parent of revolution

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

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.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

The soul can not think without a picture.

The soul can not think without a picture.

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

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

Man is naturally a political animal.

Man is naturally a political animal.

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...

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

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

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

Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for...

Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for...

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be.

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...

I will for ever, at all hazards, assert the dignity, independence, and integrity of the...