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The soul has two parts, one rational and the other irrational. Let us now similarly divide the rational part, and let it be assumed that there are two rational faculties, one whereby we contemplate those things whose first principles are invariable, and one whereby we contemplate those things which admit of variation.
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Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody.
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The blood of a goat will shatter a diamond.
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All that we do is done with an eye to something else.
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Courage is the first virtue that makes all other virtues possible.
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By 'life,' we mean a thing that can nourish itself and grow and decay.
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Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all.
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Man is by nature a political animal.
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The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.
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Happiness, then, is co-extensive with contemplation, and the more people contemplate, the happier they are; not incidentally, but in virtue of their contemplation, because it is in itself precious. Thus happiness is a form of contemplation.
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For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.
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The guest will judge better of a feast than the cook.
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You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
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Happiness is at once the best, the noblest, and the pleasantest of things.
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Remember that time slurs over everything, let all deeds fade, blurs all writings and kills all memories. Exempt are only those which dig into the hearts of men by love.
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In everything, it is no easy task to find the middle.
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Madness is badness of spirit, when one seeks profit from all sources.
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It is well to be up before daybreak, for such habits contribute to health, wealth, and wisdom.
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If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost.
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The true nature of anything is what it becomes at its highest.
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Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain.
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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy.
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First, have a definite, clear practical ideal; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.
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People do not naturally become morally excellent or practically wise. They become so, if at all, only as the result of lifelong personal and community effort.
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