The law is reason, free from passion.

Quote by Aristotle

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The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

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...

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Poverty is the parent of revolution

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for...

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.

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

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 goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

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

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

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy...

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views...

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love

Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love

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

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

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

When their adventures do not succeed, however, they run away; but it was the mark...

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions,...

The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one's obsessions,...

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just...

To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just...

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount...

Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount...

Today the man who is the real risk-taker is anonymous and nonheroic. He is the...

Today the man who is the real risk-taker is anonymous and nonheroic. He is the...