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

Quote by Aristotle

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The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

The energy of the mind is the essence of life.

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

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

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the...

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history...

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil.

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true...

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

Nature does nothing in vain.

Nature does nothing in vain.

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

Whatever we learn to do, we learn by actually doing it; men come to be...

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Hence poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history, since its statements...

Wit is cultured insolence.

Wit is cultured insolence.

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

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

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing...

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims.

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.

Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.