We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner at the right moment and for the right length of time.

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The law is reason free from passion

The law is reason free from passion

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

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...

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.

No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the...

The soul never thinks without a picture.

The soul never thinks without a picture.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.

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 state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

The state is a creation of nature and man is by nature a political animal.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

We cannot ... prove geometrical truths by arithmetic.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers...

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

Philosophy is the science which considers truth

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

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

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...

We must no more ask whether the soul and body are one than ask whether...