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.

Quote by Aristotle

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Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

Equality consists in the same treatment of similar persons.

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

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...

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

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

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as...

Happiness may be defined as good fortune joined to virtue, or a independence, or as...

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

Quite often good things have hurtful consequences. There are instances of men who have been...

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

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...

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

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

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

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought...

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.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

If I had to use one word to describe how I feel towards you. I...

If I had to use one word to describe how I feel towards you. I...

One must have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star.

One must have chaos in one, to give birth to a dancing star.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.

Insanity is often the logic of an accurate mind overtaxed.