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

Quote by Aristotle

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Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

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...

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;...

Man is naturally a political animal.

Man is naturally a political animal.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

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...

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

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

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

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...

The law is reason free from passion

The law is reason free from passion

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...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you...

My mother...she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel....

My mother...she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel....

However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the...

However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the...

There are many stressed single parents who may be working two jobs in order to...

There are many stressed single parents who may be working two jobs in order to...

Single working moms are teaching their kids a solid work ethic; you're teaching them that...

Single working moms are teaching their kids a solid work ethic; you're teaching them that...

As a single mom you have to play the roles of both a mother as...

As a single mom you have to play the roles of both a mother as...