The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your own and that it is your only one

Quote by Aristotle

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Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

There was never a genius without a tincture of madness.

Nature does nothing in vain.

Nature does nothing in vain.

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his...

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

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

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

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

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...

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young...

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young...

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity

Happiness is: Looking in a mirror and liking what you see

Happiness is: Looking in a mirror and liking what you see

Don't put the key of your happiness in someone elses pocket.

Don't put the key of your happiness in someone elses pocket.