The secret to humor is surprise.

Quote by Aristotle

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The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

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...

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

In practical matters the end is not mere speculative knowledge of what is to be...

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

Different men seek after happiness in different ways and by different means, and so make...

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

The appropriate age for marriage is around eighteen for girls and thirty-seven for men.

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Most people would rather get than give affection

Most people would rather get than give affection

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...

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature...

But Nature flies from the infinite, for the infinite is unending or imperfect, and Nature...

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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...

Man is by nature a political animal.

Man is by nature a political animal.

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

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

No one loves the man whom he fears.

No one loves the man whom he fears.