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A man is his own best friend; therefore he ought to love himself best.

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Virtue means doing the right thing, in relation to the right person, at the right time, to the right extent, in the right manner, and for the right purpose. Thus, to give money away is quite a simple task, but for the act to be virtuous, the donor must give to the right person, for the right purpose, in the right amount, in the right manner, and at the right time.

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Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.

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Purpose ... is held to be most closely connected with virtue, and to be a better token of our character than are even our acts.

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A friend is simply one soul in two bodies.

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Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, therein lies your vocation. These two, your talents and the needs of the world, are the great wake up calls to your true vocation in life... to ignore this, is in some sense, is to lose your soul.

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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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The family is the association established by nature for the supply of men's everyday wants.

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Friendship is a thing most necessary to life, since without friends no one would choose to live, though possessed of all other advantages.

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Quality is not an act, it is a habit.

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He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

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A state of the soul is either (1) an emotion, (2) a capacity, or (3) a disposition; virtue therefore must be one of these three things.

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...perhaps there is some element of good even in the simple act of living, so long as the evils of existence do not preponderate too heavily.

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Such an event is probable in Agathon's sense of the word: 'it is probable,' he says, 'that many things should happen contrary to probability.'

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Since the things we do determine the character of life, no blessed person can become unhappy. For he will never do those things which are hateful and petty.

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Leisure of itself gives pleasure and happiness and enjoyment of life, which are experienced, not by the busy man, but by those who have leisure.

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The end of labor is to gain leisure.

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The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul.

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There is nothing strange in the circle being the origin of any and every marvel.

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The most beautiful colors laid on at random, give less pleasure than a black-and-white drawing.

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