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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

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What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition read more

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.

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Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

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Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the non-performance of base ones.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fine actions than in the non-performance of base ones.

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Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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