The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.

Quote by Aristotle

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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with...

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...

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

Good habits formed at youth make all the difference.

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

It is easy to fly into a passion - anybody can do that - but...

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

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

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than...

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make...

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

Yellow-colored objects appear to be gold

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Poverty is the parent of revolution

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.

Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.