The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
ARISTOTLEI count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
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He is his own best friend and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of no virtue or ability is his own worst enemy and is afraid of solitude.
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All men by nature desire knowledge.
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.
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Happiness is a state of activity.
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Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.
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The only stable state is the one in which all men are equal before the law.
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The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.
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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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To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd.
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The soul never thinks without a mental picture.
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Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.
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To perceive is to suffer.
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In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.
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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.
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He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.
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