Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

Quote by Aristotle

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Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young...

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young...

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my...

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

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

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

Man is by nature a political animal.

Man is by nature a political animal.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Adventure is worthwhile.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.

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...

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

Bad men are full of repentance.

Bad men are full of repentance.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to...

What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to...