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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 own sake, and most of all the sense of sight. Not only with a view to action, but even when no action is contemplated, we prefer sight, generally speaking, to all the other senses. The reason of this is that of all the senses sight best helps us to know things, and reveals many distinctions.

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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 man blessed and happy.

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Men are divided between those who are as thrifty as if they would live forever, and those who are as extravagant as if they were going to die the next day.

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If 'bounded by a surface' is the definition of body there cannot be an infinite body either intelligible or sensible.

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Both Self-restraint and Unrestraint are a matter of extremes as compared with the character of the mass of mankind; the restrained man shows more and the unrestrained man less steadfastness than most men are capable of.

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In the perfect state the good man is absolutely the same as the good citizen; whereas in other states the good citizen is only good relatively to his own form of government.

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As to adultery, let it be held disgraceful, in general, for any man or woman to be found in any way unfaithful when they are married, and called husband and wife. If during the time of bearing children anything of the sort occur, let the guilty person be punished with a loss of privileges in proportion to the offense.

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A vivid image compels the whole body to follow.

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We become just by performing just action, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave action.

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No tyrant need fear till men begin to feel confident in each other.

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Ancient laws remain in force long after the people have the power to change them.

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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 constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state.

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Character is determined by choice, not opinion.

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Happiness is an expression of the soul in considered actions.

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Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind.

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You are what you do repeatedly.

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It is likely that unlikely things should happen

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Nature does nothing in vain.

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Masculine republics give way to feminine democracies, and feminine democracies give way to tyranny.

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