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

Quote by Aristotle

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

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

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do...

I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do...

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

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

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard

Men have a sufficient natural instinct for what is true, and usually do arrive at...

Men have a sufficient natural instinct for what is true, and usually do arrive at...

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,...

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...

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

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...

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Friendship is essentially a partnership.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary...

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

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

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them;...

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions;...

Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions;...

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and...

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and...