The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
ARISTOTLEQuality is not an act, it is a habit.
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Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.
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The soul never thinks without a mental picture.
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
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Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
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Learning is not child’s play; we cannot learn without pain.
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The secret to humor is surprise.
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It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness.
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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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Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.
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All men by nature desire knowledge.
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A friend to all is a friend to none.
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Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man.
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For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
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The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.
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