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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A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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

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

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...

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...

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.

But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature...

But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature...

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

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

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

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

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

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...

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...