The mass of mankind are evidently slavish in their tastes, preferring a life suitable to beasts

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...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

At his best man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

At his best man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice...

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

The mathematical sciences particularly exhibit order, symmetry, and limitation; and these are the greatest forms...

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

The quality of life is determined by its activities.

Hope is a waking dream.

Hope is a waking dream.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

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

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

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.

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

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

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms.

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

The unfortunate need people who will be kind to them; the prosperous need people to...

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

I would describe my spirituality as exactly the opposite of having a religious affiliation.

I would describe my spirituality as exactly the opposite of having a religious affiliation.