Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be builders, for instance, by building, and harp players by playing the harp. In the same way, by doing just acts we come to be just;…

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No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness.

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

The mother of revolution and crime is poverty

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

This communicating of a man's self to his friend works two contrary effects; for it...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best...

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

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

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then...

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

Great men are always of a nature originally melancholy.

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit,...

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...

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

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

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life...

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...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is...

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

We deliberate not about ends, but about means.

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control,...

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Adversity doesn't build your character. Adversity reveals your character.

Adversity doesn't build your character. Adversity reveals your character.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.