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

Quote by Aristotle

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People generally despise where they flatter

People generally despise where they flatter

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

A democracy is a government in the hands of men of low birth, no property,...

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...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their...

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...

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

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,...

Change in all things is sweet.

Change in all things is sweet.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature,...

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...

The activity of happiness must occupy an entire lifetime; for one swallow does not a...

All men by nature desire to know.

All men by nature desire to know.

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...

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

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

Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful,...

Beauty depends on size as well as symmetry. No very small animal can be beautiful,...

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion;...