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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It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the...

It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the...

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice,...

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...

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

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

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

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

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

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

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

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

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Melancholy men are of all others the most witty.

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

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...

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest...

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

The government, which was designed for the people, has got into the hands of the...

Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.

Laundry is the only thing that should be separated by color.

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

I think any man in business would be foolish to fool around with his secretary....

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged...

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged...