Aristotle ( 10 of 140 )
Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.
Wicked men obey out of fear; good men, out of love.
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion and desire.
All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion and desire.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully.
Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their read more
Men regard it as their right to return evil for evil and, if they cannot, feel they have lost their liberty
Most people would rather give than get affection.
Most people would rather give than get affection.
Some men are just as sure of the truth of their opinions as are others of what they know.
Some men are just as sure of the truth of their opinions as are others of what they know.
We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that read more
We give up leisure in order that we may have leisure, just as we go to war in order that we may have peace.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. -Aristotle.
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. -Aristotle.
It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be read more
It is more difficult to organize a peace than to win a war; but the fruits of victory will be lost if the peace is not organized.