The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more.

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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...

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

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.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of...

It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of...

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are...

Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are...

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

The search for truth is in one way hard and in another way easy, for...

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

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.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Adventure is worthwhile.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence,...

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

Temperance is a mean with regard to pleasures.

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...