It is the mark of an educated mind to rest satisfied with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject admits and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.
The physician heals, Nature makes well.
Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard.
Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative.
Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.
Every rascal is not a thief, but every thief is a rascal.
He is courageous who endures and fears the right thing, for the right motive, in the right way and at the right times.
Beauty is the gift of God.
They should rule who are able to rule best.
We are what we frequently do.
Law is order, and good law is good order.
Where some people are very wealthy and others have nothing, the result will be either extreme democracy or absolute oligarchy, or despotism will come from either of those excesses.
To Thales the primary question was not what do we know, but how do we know it.
It concerns us to know the purposes we seek in life, for then, like archers aiming at a definite mark, we shall be more likely to attain what we want.
The actuality of thought is life.
It was through the feeling of wonder that men now and at first began to philosophize.
Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody.
What is common to many is least taken care of, for all men have greater regard for what is their own than what they possess in common with others.
Philosophy begins with wonder.