State Quotes

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A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state. — Aristotle
The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. — Aristotle
Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind which creates revolutions. — Aristotle
The state comes into existence for the sake of life and continues to exist for the sake of good life. — Aristotle
Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in… — Aristotle
Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to a careless and… — Johann Arndt
Health is the state about which medicine has nothing to say. — Wystan Hugh Auden
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president. — Dean Acheson
To flatter and follow others, without being flattered and followed in turn, is but a state of half enjoyment. — Jane Austen
We cannot build foundations of a state without rule of law. — Mahmoud Abbas
O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to… — Teresa of Avila
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are… — Teresa of Avila
When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No… — Teresa of Avila
We cannot build a viable state with a country that is disintegrating into small pieces. — Mahmoud Abbas
Let love flow so that it cleanses the world. Then man can live in peace, instead of the state of turmoil he has created through… — Sai Baba
That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle… — Charles Babbage
An American of the present day reading his Sunday newspaper in a state of lazy collapse is one of the most perfect symbols of the… — Irving Babbitt
Having been a head of state gives you the possibility of getting into places others can't go. — Michelle Bachelet
In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone. — Michelle Bachelet
We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments. — Michelle Bachelet

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