Poems List

The basis of a democratic state is liberty.

Politics

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A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange...Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not of mere companionship.

Politics

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Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.

Politics

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They should rule who are able to rule best.

Politics

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It is the nature of desire not to be satisfied, and most men live only for the gratification of it.

Politics

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With regard to excellence, it is not enough to know, but we must try to have and use it.

Nichomachean Ethics

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To be conscious that we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.

Nichomachean Ethics

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To enjoy the things, we ought and to hate the things we ought to have the greatest bearing on excellence of character.

Nichomachean Ethics

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We must as second best...take the least of the evils.

Nichomachean Ethics

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It is possible to fail in many ways...while to succeed is possible only in one way.

Nichomachean Ethics

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