Aristotle ( 10 of 140 )
The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure.
The goal of war is peace, of business, leisure.
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]
There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
[Lat., Nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementia.]
Therefore Agathon rightly says: "Of this alone even God is
deprived, the power of making things that are past read more
Therefore Agathon rightly says: "Of this alone even God is
deprived, the power of making things that are past never to have
been."
The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.
The ideal man is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy.
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt
When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.
Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
It is better to rise from life as from a banquet--neither thirsty nor drunken.
It is better to rise from life as from a banquet--neither thirsty nor drunken.
