Quotes by Philosopher

Not every action or emotion however admits of the observance of a due mean. Indeed the very names of some directly imply evil, for instance malice, shamelessness, envy, and, of actions, adultery, theft, murder. All these and similar actions and feelings are blamed as being bad in themselves; it is not the excess or deficiency of them that we blame. It is impossible therefore ever to go right in regard to them - one must always be wrong.

Whether we will philosophize or we won't philosophize, we must philosophize.

For this reason poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious attention than history.

That which most contributes to the permanence of constitutions is the adaptation of education to the form of government, and yet in our own day this principle is universally neglected. The best laws, though sanctioned by every citizen of the state, will be of no avail unless the young are trained by habit and education in the spirit of the constitution.

In inventing a model we may assume what we wish, but should avoid impossibilities.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

The beauty of the soul shines out when a man bears with composure one heavy mischance after another, not because he does not feel them, but because he is a man of high and heroic temper.

A period may be defined as a portion of speech that has in itself a beginning and an end, being at the same time not too big to be taken in at a glance

Fine friendship requires duration rather than fitful intensity.

He overcomes a stout enemy who overcomes his own anger.