Aristotle ( 10 of 140 )
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
The whole is more than the sum of its parts.
The whole is more than the sum of its parts.
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from read more
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly.
The quality of life is determined by its activities.
The quality of life is determined by its activities.
The price of justice is eternal publicity.
The price of justice is eternal publicity.
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.
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.
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; read more
The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life--knowing that under certain conditions it is not worth-while to live.
