Quotes by Philosopher

...happiness is an activity and a complete utilization of virtue, not conditionally but absolutely.

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.

It is a part of probability that many improbable things will happen.

Authority is no source for Truth.

For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.

The weak are always anxious for justice and equality. The strong pay no heed to either.

Concerning the generation of animals akin to them, as hornets and wasps, the facts in all cases are similar to a certain extent, but are devoid of the extraordinary features which characterize bees; this we should expect, for they have nothing divine about them as the bees have.

In order to be effective you need not only virtue but also mental strength.

Evils draw men together.

Our opinions change when we are happy and friendly compared to when we are upset and hostile.