Therefore, the good of man must be the end of the science of politics.

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Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.

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

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

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

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...

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

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

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

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

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

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

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.

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in...

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...

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either...

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states.

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else...

The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else...