To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill.

Quote by Aristotle

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To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

To be successful, keep looking tanned, live in an elegant building (even if you're in...

The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

The bad man is continually at war with, and in opposition to, himself

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...

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the...

The arousing of prejudice, pity, anger, and similar emotions has nothing to do with the...

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

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

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

All men seek one goal : success or happiness. The only way to achieve true...

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

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

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things...

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing.

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of...

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

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

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are...

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

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

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

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

Limits exist only in the mind

Limits exist only in the mind

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs...

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less...

A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less...