The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is…

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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.

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too...

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

The body is at its best between the ages of thirty and thirty-five; the mind...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the nonperformance...

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age.

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

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

The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your...

The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your...

Most people would rather get than give affection

Most people would rather get than give affection

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

Our account does not rob mathematicians of their science, by disproving the actual existence of...

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Poverty is the parent of revolution

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

Hope is the dream of the waking man.

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

Democracy arose from mans thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are...

The body is most fully developed [at] from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the...

The body is most fully developed [at] from thirty to thirty-five years of age, the...

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...

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit.

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing...

The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing...

True friends isn't about who came first and who you've known the longest, it's about...

True friends isn't about who came first and who you've known the longest, it's about...