What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.

Quote by Aristotle

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Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

Teachers who educate children deserve more honor than parents who merely gave birth; for bare...

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 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.

Without friends no one would choose to live.

Without friends no one would choose to live.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

To die will be an awfully big adventure.

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for...

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

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

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

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

A little kingdom I possess, where thoughts and feelings dwell; And very hard the task...

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

To the query, ''What is a friend?'' his reply was ''A single soul dwelling in...

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...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but...

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

Piety requires us to honor truth above our friends.

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things...

No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things...

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.

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

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

You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill...

You are about to have your first experience with a Greek lunch. I will kill...

Celebrate we will, for life is short but sweet for certain.

Celebrate we will, for life is short but sweet for certain.

Liberalism seems to be related to the distance people are from the problem.

Liberalism seems to be related to the distance people are from the problem.

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be...

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be...