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

Quote by Aristotle

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No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all other things in...

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all other things in...

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,...

Happiness is a sort of action.

Happiness is a sort of action.

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

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

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality...

Hope is a waking dream

Hope is a waking dream

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Art not only imitates nature, but also completes its deficiencies.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication.

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as...

We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do; excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is...

It is possible to provide security against other ills, but as far as death is...