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- Money was intended to be used in exchange, but not to increase at interest. And this term interest, which means the birth of money from…
- The most perfect political community must be amongst those who are in the middle rank, and those states are best instituted wherein these are a…
- Most persons think that a state in order to be happy ought to be large; but even if they are right, they have no idea…
- The most beautiful colors laid on at random, give less pleasure than a black-and-white drawing.
- Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
- For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but, when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all; since armed injustice…
- Melancholy men, of all others, are the most witty.
- It is of the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.
- Yes the truth is that men's ambition and their desire to make money are among the most frequent causes of deliberate acts of injustice.
- Human good turns out to be activity of soul exhibiting excellence, and if there is more than one sort of excellence, in accordance with the…
- All men naturally desire knowledge. An indication of this is our esteem for the senses; for apart from their use we esteem them for their…
- So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake…
- Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated.
- In constructing the plot and working it out with the proper diction, the poet should place the scene, as far as possible, before his eyes.…
- The eyes of some persons are large, others small, and others of a moderate size; the last-mentioned are the best. And some eyes are projecting,…
- We live in deeds, not years: In thoughts not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs.…
- Life is full of chances and changes, and the most prosperous of men may...meet with great misfortunes.
More Most Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- Of all the varieties of virtues, liberalism is the most beloved. — Aristotle
- For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things… — Aristotle
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- The most deeply personal of my works are the non-fiction works, the autobiographical works, because there, I'm talking about myself very directly. — Paul Auster