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

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

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

The happy life is thought to be one of excellence; now an excellent life requires...

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

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...

Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot,...

Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot,...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

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...

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 aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

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.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Adventure is worthwhile.

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

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

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

Suicide was against the law. Johnny had wondered why. It meant that if you missed,...

Suicide was against the law. Johnny had wondered why. It meant that if you missed,...

Suicide is not a remedy.

Suicide is not a remedy.