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For imitation is natural to man from his infancy. Man differs from other animals particularly in this, that he is imitative, and acquires his rudiments of knowledge in this way; besides, the delight in it is universal.

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Irrational passions would seem to be as much a part of human nature as is reason.

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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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...virtue is not merely a state in conformity with the right principle, but one that implies the right principle; and the right principle in moral conduct is prudence.

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Bad people...are in conflict with themselves; they desire one thing and will another, like the incontinent who choose harmful pleasures instead of what they themselves believe to be good.

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A democracy when put to the strain grows weak, and is supplanted by Oligarchy.

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Art completes what nature cannot bring to finish. The artist gives us knowledge of nature's unrealized ends.

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Now the greatest external good we should assume to be the thing which we offer as a tribute to the gods, and which is most coveted by men of high station, and is the prize awarded for the noblest deeds; and such a thing is honor, for honor is clearly the greatest of external goods.

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To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.

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The purpose of art is to represent the meaning of things. This represents the true reality, not external aspects.

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No one praises happiness as one praises justice, but we call it a 'blessing,' deeming it something higher and more divine than things we praise.

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And, speaking generally, passion seems not to be amenable to reason, but only to force.

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They who are to be judges must also be performers.

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The man who is truly good and wise will bear with dignity whatever fortune sends, and will always make the best of his circumstances.

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And so long as they were at war, their power was preserved, but when they had attained empire they fell, for of the arts of peace they knew nothing, and had never engaged in any employment higher than war.

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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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It seems that ambition makes most people wish to be loved rather than to love others.

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There is no genius who hasn't a touch of insanity.

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For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.

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The ultimate end...is not knowledge, but action. To be half right on time may be more important than to obtain the whole truth too late.

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