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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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...

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

The secret to humor is surprise.

The secret to humor is surprise.

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure

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.

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because...

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

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...

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

He who hath many friends hath none.

He who hath many friends hath none.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

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...

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom.

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right...

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

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

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

Happiness belongs to the self-sufficient

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to...

The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to...

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.