Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.

Quote by Aristotle

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He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

The weaker are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to...

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

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.

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

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...

The gods too are fond of a joke.

The gods too are fond of a joke.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she...

The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors, but because she...