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Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. — Hannah Arendt
The ultimate end of human acts is eudaimonia, happiness in the sense of living well, which all men desire; all acts are but different means… — Hannah Arendt
Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in his never wholly… — Hannah Arendt
Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something… — Pietro Aretino
I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style,… — Pietro Aretino
Let each man exercise the art he knows. — Aristophanes
A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. — Aristophanes
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls… — Aristophanes
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers. — Aristotle
At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes himself get good… — Aristotle
The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
Hope is the dream of a waking man. — Aristotle
All men by nature desire knowledge. — Aristotle
Man is by nature a political animal. — Aristotle
Bad men are full of repentance. — Aristotle
For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a… — Aristotle
Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do… — Aristotle

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