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.

Quote by Aristotle

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Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

Wicked men obey from fear; good men, from love.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

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

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

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of...

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of...

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

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

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

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

The problem... is emblematic of what hasn't changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the...

The problem... is emblematic of what hasn't changed during the equal opportunity revolution of the...

Dreaming is not enough. You have to go a step further and use your imagination...

Dreaming is not enough. You have to go a step further and use your imagination...