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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We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he...

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

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...

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

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...

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

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

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

We can do noble acts without ruling the earth and sea

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.

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

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...

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...

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...

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

No love, no friendship Can cross the path of our destiny Without leaving some mark...

No love, no friendship Can cross the path of our destiny Without leaving some mark...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the...

How can I follow my heart when it's waiting around for the rest of me...

How can I follow my heart when it's waiting around for the rest of me...