This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.

Quote by Aristotle

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The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

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

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

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go...

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

Society punishes rebels; nature kills them

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

We become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy...

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy...

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

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

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

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

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

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right...

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...

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.

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said,...

I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said,...

The tax collector must love poor people - he's creating so many of them

The tax collector must love poor people - he's creating so many of them