Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare life is furnished by the one, the other ensures a good life.

Quote by Aristotle

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We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

The body is most fully developed [at] from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the...

The body is most fully developed [at] from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the...

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

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

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

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

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

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

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

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

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

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

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

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...

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 aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

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...

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.