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.

Quote by Aristotle

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Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

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

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

Education is the best provision for old age.

Education is the best provision for old age.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

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.

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim...

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...

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...

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.

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

A good character carries with it the highest power of causing a thing to be...

Wit is educated insolence.

Wit is educated insolence.

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 desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

The desire for friendship comes quickly. Friendship does not.

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...

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

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

Friends are like stars... you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.

Friends are like stars... you don't always see them, but you know they're always there.

Friendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love.

Friendship is constant in all other things, Save in the office and affairs of love.